蒙大拿药剂师推动制定法案,以规范PBM,旨在确定处方最低支付率。
Montana pharmacists push bill to regulate PBMs, aiming to set minimum payment rates for prescriptions.
蒙大拿的小药店主张制定法案, 规范药店福利管理者(PBMs), 声称他们的做法不公平。
Montana's small pharmacies are advocating for a bill to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), claiming their practices are unfair.
该法案通过了《蒙大拿大厦98-1法案》,将规定从PBMs到药房的处方的最低支付率,解决了人们的关切,即目前的支付率往往低于药房支付药费的水平。
The bill, which passed the Montana House 98-1, would set a minimum payment rate for prescriptions from PBMs to pharmacies, addressing concerns that current rates often fall below what pharmacies pay for the drugs.
管理药品定价和合同的PBMs正在推后,认为该法案可能会提高消费者的药物成本。
PBMs, which manage drug pricing and contracts, are pushing back, arguing the bill could raise drug costs for consumers.
该法案目前正等待蒙大拿参议院审议。
The bill is now pending in the Montana Senate.