In Review: Last week, a federal judge acted on a filing by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield related to the recently passed Iowa legislation (SF 383) to extend the injunction given to the Association of Business and Industry (ABI) members and
In Review: A U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa Central Division granted a temporary restraining order to plaintiffs and their members, preventing anti-PBM omnibus legislation from going into effect for plaintiffs in the litigation. This is relative to a lawsuit filed by a group of
In Review: Last Monday, the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, along with a group of plaintiffs representing Iowa businesses, business associations, and labor unions, took legal action against the recently enacted SF 383. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Des Moines. Last Wednesday, the
In Review: Governor Kim Reynolds (R) signed the kitchen sink anti-PBM bill, SF 383, into law last Wednesday. As a reminder, the bill includes language that defines a chain pharmacy that excludes chains from receiving the enhanced dispensing fee (but still includes Hy-Vee,
In Review: The House debated the kitchen sink anti-PBM bill, SF 383, last Monday. While an amendment that removed the cost drivers and narrowed the number of pharmacies eligible for the enhanced dispensing fee was offered, it did not receive enough
In Review: The House Republicans discussed the kitchen sink anti-PBM bill, SF 383, late last week. A legislator has an amendment that removes the cost drivers of the bill and narrows the number of pharmacies eligible for the enhanced dispensing fee. The House
In Review: The kitchen sink anti-PBM bill, SF 383, was debated on the Senate floor last Monday, amended, and passed by a vote of 36-14. The amended language did not include Arkansas-type language prohibiting a PBM from owning pharmacies, but did include
In Review: Last Tuesday, we heard about a possible amendment to the kitchen sink anti-PBM bill, SF 383, which would include language similar to the recently enacted Arkansas law, which bans PBMs from owning pharmacies or some type of vertical integration language.
In Review: Early last week, a fiscal note was posted relative to the kitchen sink anti-PBM bill, SF 383. Last Wednesday, SF 383 was placed on the Senate debate calendar, and amendment language (S-3104), which was not from our coalition, was also posted (the language made
In Review: PCMA and its members provided our coalition members language on the kitchen sink anti-PBM bills, HF 852/SF 383, that answer the concerns that were expressed by the Senate sponsor, Senator Mike Klemish (R). Those specific items included defining specialty pharmacy, defining
