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ATAP Praises Florida Governor for Signing PBM Bill into Law

ATAP thanks Florida Governor Rick Scott for signing the Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency legislation into law on Friday. The law will allow pharmacists to share whether the retail price of a drug is less than the amount a consumer would pay under their insurance, preventing Florida consumers from being overcharged when they purchase many prescription medicines.

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State AdvocacyDan Rene
Bill targeting pharmacy benefit managers gets first hearing in Ohio House

A House committee opened hearings Tuesday on a bipartisan bill designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs.House Bill 479 — sponsored by Reps. Scott Lipps, R-Franklin, and Thomas E. West, D-Canton — takes aim at pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, and other third-party administrators that operate as a middleman between insurance and drug companies.

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Dan Rene
Florida Update: ATAP Urges Support for PBM Bill as It Clears Another Hurdle

ATAP is pleased to report that a Florida bill aimed at regulating PBMs (HB 351) has cleared another important hurdle: the Health and Human Services Committee yesterday voted unanimously in favor of passing the bill out of committee. ATAP sent a letter to Committee Members earlier this week expressing our support for HB 351 and urging them to support this legislation and vote in favor of the bill.

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Dan Rene