Letters submitted by NACDS and others opposing HB18-1538, legislation that would require pharmacies to post for the public each pharmacy’s drug prices, was killed in the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee last week by a surprising 12-1 vote.
Also in Colorado…HB 18-1284, The Patient Drug Cost Savings Act, passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate and was signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper (D). Among its various provisions, the newly enacted law states a carrier or PBM acting on behalf of the carrier shall not prohibit a pharmacy or pharmacist from providing a covered person with information about the amount of the covered person’s cost share for the covered person’s prescription drug and the clinical efficacy of a more affordable alternative drug among its various provisions.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.