New Hampshire

In Review: Senate Bill 253, a 340B bill that would no longer require a claims modifier, had a hearing this week in the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, where PCMA submitted testimony in opposition. The committee voted to

In Review: The Senate Health and Human Services held a hearing on SB 256, which would limit white bagging. PCMA worked closely with the bill sponsor to amend the bill to require a hospital that dispenses a drug to match

In Review: PCMA submitted a comment letter on the New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s (PDAB) 2024 Annual Report. PCMA believes several statements, citations, and studies that board members never discussed or agreed upon included in the report. The PDAB

In Review: PCMA testified in opposition to yesterday’s Senate Health and Human Services Committee on SB 17, which would require copay coupons to be applied to a patient’s deductible. Last year, the bill moved through the Senate and ultimately got tied

Up Next: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, January 15, on Senator Innis’s (R) SB 17, which requires copay coupons to be applied to a patient’s deductible. PCMA and AHIP will testify at the

Up Next: Representative Gary Merchant (D), who chaired the PBM study and who chairs the New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board, has scheduled a stakeholder meeting, including representatives of the Department of Insurance, on Tuesday to discuss legislation related to the

In Review: The Committee to Study the Impact of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Operations on Cost, Administration, and Distribution of Prescription Drugs released its final report. The report makes recommendations to increase MAC transparency, where PCMA will work with committee members

In Review: The legislature adjourned Thursday night, and PCMA was able to mitigate and defeat legislation heavily pushed by PhRMA and Governor Chris Sununu (R). PCMA mitigated a point-of-sale rebate bill down to a rebate reporting bill. Also, a bill

In Review: The House Commerce Committee held a work session on two bills PCMA is tracking. The first was SB 354, which requires copay coupons to be applied to a patient’s deductible. AHIP filed an amendment in coordination with PCMA

In Review: The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee held a hearing on SB 555, which would require 50% of rebates to be offered to the patient at the point-of-sale. PCMA testified in opposition to the bill along with AHIP