NACDS sent a support letter to Arkansas Commissioner of Insurance Alan McClain on Rule 128, the Pharmacy Benefits Manager Compensation Requirements for Network Adequacy, Fair and Reasonable Pharmacy Reimbursements. Without meaningful actions, like Emergency Rule 128 which protects patients by prohibiting health plans and PBMs administering benefits on behalf of a health plan from recouping or recovering any increased costs to dispense from a patient at the point of sale through increased co-insurance, co-payment, or deductibles, more dollars will continue to flow to PBMs instead of reducing Arkansans’ prescription drug costs and safeguarding access to their trusted and convenient pharmacies. The enforcement of Rule 128 by Commissioner McClain will protect vital access to lifesaving prescription drugs and pharmacy services for Arkansans across the state.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.