Earlier this year, pharmacies successfully passed SB 140, legislation that included a provision tying the commercial dispensing fee rates to Medicaid’s fee-for-service (FFS) rates as a minimum floor. Unfortunately, the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced last week that, based on the results of a recent cost of dispensing survey, Medicaid plans to reduce the dispensing fee by 8%, lowering it from $10.48 to $9.63, effective March 1, 2026. NACDS will submit comments by September 19 deadline and encourages members to do so as well.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.