阿肯色州法律禁止PBMs拥有药店, 导致关闭药店, Arkansas law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies triggers closures, threatening rural access to drugs.

由于第624号法的法律冲突,Arkansas在农村地区面临一波药房关闭浪潮,该法禁止药房福利管理人员拥有药房。 Arkansas is facing a wave of pharmacy closures in rural areas due to a legal clash over Act 624, which bans pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies. 这项法律旨在减少利益冲突和降低药物价格,促使主要的私营银行向它提出挑战,导致药店的财政和业务压力。 The law, aimed at reducing conflicts of interest and lowering drug prices, has prompted major PBMs to challenge it, leading to financial and operational strain on pharmacies. 随着封锁的继续,农村居民正在失去获得基本药物的机会,从而引起对保健公平的关切。 As closures continue, rural residents are losing access to essential medications, raising concerns about healthcare equity. 与此同时,国家维护法律,加强透明度和竞争,而法律斗争的结果可能会改变全国的药物定价政策。 Meanwhile, the state maintains the law strengthens transparency and competition, while the outcome of the legal battle could reshape drug pricing policies nationwide.