(Washington, D.C.) — Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO JC Scott today issued the following statement:

“With regards to the Hawley-Warren bill specifically, this proposed legislation would severely limit access to safe and affordable pharmacies that patients value and rely on for prescription drugs.

“The truth is PBM-affiliated pharmacies, including mail-service and specialty pharmacies, have a proven track record of providing convenient, reliable, and affordable options for patients to access prescription drugs. Mail-service pharmacies could save patients, employers, and public health plans $23.5 billion over 10 years and specialty pharmacies, which are sometimes affiliated with PBMs, have the technology and clinical expertise to enhance the quality of care patients receive, and typically can reduce the cost of extremely expensive specialty drugs by up to 45 percent.

“Congress should be thoughtful in understanding the value that PBMs provide before taking away consumers’ ability to access their medicines how and where they’d like, while making the cost of prescription drugs more expensive.”

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PCMA is the national association representing America’s pharmacy benefit companies. Pharmacy benefit companies are working every day to secure savings, enable better health outcomes, and support access to quality prescription drug coverage for more than 275 million patients.