With the start of 2023, an amendment to Tennessee Legislation requiring that Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”) reimburse Tennessee Pharmacies at least the actual cost of the drug, or align with Tennessee Medicaid reimbursement rates, has taken... Read More
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Frier Levitt recently obtained a $6.25 Million settlement against a Pharmacy Benefits Manager (“PBM”) on behalf of its Plan Sponsor client (“Plan”). The Plan contracted with the PBM to administer its prescription drug program, and to... Read More
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In case you missed our webinar on Friday, June 19, 2020 on "Legal Issues and Guidelines Associated with Reopening Practices Post COVID-19" or want to watch it again to get any practice reopening tips you may have missed, we are pleased to share an... Read More
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On May 19, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance clarifying whether the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act preempts State licensing laws that restrict pharmacists and pharmacies from ordering and... Read More
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In May 2019, Oklahoma passed the Patient Right to Pharmacy Care Act ("Act"). The Act takes aim at unfair pharmacy benefit manager (“PBM”) practices by expanding network access for independent pharmacies, prohibiting PBMs from requiring patients... Read More
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In the wake of the novel Coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), hospitals and various other healthcare organizations right down to states and municipalities are scrambling to maintain sufficient inventory of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for their... Read More
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In December 2019, we learned that Prime Therapeutics, LLC (“Prime”) and Express Scripts sought to begin a massive collaborative effort that would cover over 100 million Americans and was “designed to deliver more affordable care for clients... Read More
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