Virginia

In Review: During the past legislative session, lawmakers sent over 900 bills to the Governor’s desk for consideration when session ended on February 22. Now Governor Youngkin has until to 11:59 P.M. on Monday, March 24, to either sign the

In Review: Virginia’s legislative session went sine die on Saturday, February 22. All high-priority bills have been defeated, including “delinking,” banning mail-order prescriptions, prohibiting steering, creating copay caps for epi-pens, and banning white bagging. If you have any questions, please

In Review: The legislative session is due to go sine die this Saturday, February 22. PCMA is monitoring a few bills as the end of the session approaches, but the high priorities have been defeated and will not become law.

In Review: The House version of the delinking bill, HB 2773 failed to pass out of the Labor and Commerce Subcommittee. Both the House and Senate versions of the delinking bill have been defeated and will not become law. In

In Review: On Monday, January 20, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor held a public hearing on SB 1078 relating to delinking, point-of-sale rebate, and fiduciary. The committee voted to defeat the bill by a vote of 10-5. The

In Review: On Monday, January 20, the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor  was scheduled to hold a hearing on two bills of concern to PBMs.They are: SB 1078 – relating to delinking, point-of-sale rebate, and fiduciary SB 1359 –

In Review: The new legislative session started on January 8. PCMA has identified over 20 bills that impact PBMs. The highest priority and concern is SB 1078, which creates delinking language. PCMA and member companies are working to remind legislators

In Review: The legislative session began on January 6 and will conclude on February 22. Additionally this week, the  Virginia Pharmacy Association issued a press release calling for legislation to enact a single PBM model for the state’s Medicaid program

In Review: Virginia has begun prefiling legislation for the upcoming legislative session. So far, PCMA has identified the following four bills of concern: HB 1041 – relating to fiduciary, delinking, POS rebates, PBM compensation HB 1348 – State Created PBM

Up Next: PCMA will be speaking this Friday at the Virginia Association of Health Plans meeting. PCMA was asked to update the group on issues at the Federal Level, the FTC, and state trends. If you have any questions, please