On January 17, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm, the Department of Health (DOH) is hosting the next in its series of monthly stakeholder informational webinars about the transition of the pharmacy benefit from Medicaid Managed Care to Medicaid Fee for Service (NYRx). Registration is required in order to access the meeting links. Presentations from past meetings are available on the transition website.
Also in New York, the DOH issued an update to the Medicaid Fee for Service Program “Dispense Brand Name Drug When Less Expensive Than Generic” list effective January 19. Additionally, DOH published an updated standing order for Naloxone under the signature of Dr. Sharon Stancliff.
Finally in New York, as 2022 ended, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed several bills important to pharmacy practice into law, including:
- S4870B authorizing pharmacists to administer certain long acting injectables (Note: rules will need to be promulgated and a new bill for 2023 with minor technical changes to the law has been agreed to.)
- A7469 allows for 30-day emergency refills
- A187 permits pro-rated cost sharing on short fills and maintains the full dispensing fee to enable medication synchronization in the state’s Medicaid program
For more information, please contact NACDS’ Ben Pearlman at 617-515-2603.