Passage of KS Bill Imposing Dispensing Fee on PBMs & More

KS Lawmakers Pass PBM Bill

A bill aimed at tightening regulations on PBMs (SB 360), but which appeared unlikely to move forward this session, was inserted into another bill (SB 20) during a conference committee hearing and passed by the House and Senate. Opponents of the measure attempted to send it back to conference committee over a $10.50 dispensing fee the bill would require PBMs to pay pharmacies on all prescriptions they fill, which those critics said would raise insurance fees, ultimately costing consumers more. (KANSAS REFLECTOR, LEXISNEXIS STATE NET)

IA Lawmakers Pass Bill to Block Foreign Adversaries of US from Operating Hospitals

Iowa’s Legislature passed a bill that would bar China, North Korea and Russia from obtaining a license to “establish, conduct or maintain a hospital or health care facility” in the state. The bill now goes to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). (KCCI)

—Compiled by SNCJ Managing Editor KOREY CLARK

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