阿拉巴马州州长签署法律保护药店, 规范PBM的报销做法。 Alabama Governor signs law to protect pharmacies by regulating PBMs' reimbursement practices.

阿拉巴马州州长Kay Ivey签署了《社区药房救济法》,对药房福利管理人员进行管理,以防止他们报销药房费用低于医疗补助率和收取额外收费。 Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed the Community Pharmacy Relief Act, which regulates Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to prevent them from reimbursing pharmacies below Medicaid rates and from imposing extra fees. 此举旨在保护当地药店,根据阿拉巴马独立药房联盟的说法,自2018年以来,约有13%药店已经关闭。 This move aims to protect local pharmacies, as about 13% have closed since 2018, according to the Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance. 这项法律得到社区药剂师的支持,获得州立法机构一致通过。 The law, supported by community pharmacists, was passed unanimously by the state legislature.