Insurance Commissioner Cassie Brown announced that she will be retiring on February 2, after more than four years of leading the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI).
Also in Texas, the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative (TPI) Board announced that they are sending a Request for Information (RFI) to companies that believe they can operate a single PBM for the 1.4 million state beneficiaries covered by public higher education insurance, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Texas Criminal and Juvenile Justice systems and other individuals served by the Health and Human Services Commission. TPI’s plan is due on Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) desk by June 1, 2026.
Finally in Texas, the legislature is not in session in 2026.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.