Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Prohibited Actions
What this bill does
Prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from engaging in any practice that bases certain reimbursement for a prescription drug on patient outcomes, scores, or metrics under certain circumstances; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from engaging in the practice of spread pricing; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from denying any pharmacy a certain right; prohibiting a pharmacy benefits manager from taking more than 30 days to review the application of a pharmacy or pharmacist to participate in a certain policy or contract; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kini, Deepak | Hillcrest Pharmacy & Compounding | Oral |
| FAV | locklair, caileylobbyist | Maryland Retailers Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wieland, Tom | Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md. | Oral |
| FAV | RASMUSSEN, DENNISlobbyist | The Rasmussen Group LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Krebs, Delegate Krebslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Doyle, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Horton, Aliyahlobbyist | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Krebs, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Robinson, Kimberlylobbyist | Cigna | Oral |
| UNF | Celentano, Matthewlobbyist | Funk & Bolton, P.A. | Oral |
| UNF | Cascone, Heatherlobbyist | Pharmaceutical Care Management Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Johansen, Michaellobbyist | RWL | Oral |
| UNF | Briemann, Jenniferlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen | Maryland Dept. of Health | Written (PDF) |