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Judge blocks state law dealing with pharmacy benefit managers ownership of pharmacies

Tuesday, July 29 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked on Monday Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation law that would have prohibited pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies in the state. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller issued a preliminary injunction against the law restricting pharmacy benefit managers, who run... Read More.

Arkansas Bans PBM Ownership of Pharmacies to Combat Drug Price Inflation

Wednesday, April 16 by Luke Matheson

New legislation signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders prohibits Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies in Arkansas. This measure aims to address concerns regarding the influence and practices of PBMs, which have been accused of exploiting regulatory gaps to the detriment of consumers, inflating... Read More.

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Arkansas Legislation Aims to Prohibit PBMs from Owning Pharmacies

Thursday, April 10 by Alex Bivens

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to sign legislation that would stop pharmacy benefit managers (PBM’s) from owning pharmacies in the state and selling drugs at retail. Pharmacy Benefit Managers are middlemen who negotiate with insurance companies, manufacturers and pharmacies to set drug prices. In... Read More.

Pine Bluff Pharmacies Targeted in Overnight Burglaries

Thursday, March 27 by Alex Bivens

On Wednesday night, Pine Bluff Police responded to two pharmacy burglaries, including one at Doctors Orders on West 28th Avenue. Doctor’s Orders owner Lelan Stice talked about the break-in Thursday morning. Oldies 1013 Morning Show host Greg Horne told Stice that from video of the burglary, it... Read More.

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Arkansas Moves to Ban PBM-Owned Pharmacies as Legislation Gains Support

Friday, March 14 by Alex Bivens

Legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning pharmacies in Arkansas is moving its way through the Arkansas General Assembly and, according to Lelan Stice, who owns Doctor’s Orders Pharmacies, is expected to pass before the legislature ends in May. Stice appeared on the Oldies... Read More.

Legislators support fair and reasonable rates for pharmacies in new rule

Sunday, December 22 by Ray King

The Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday approved legislation requiring health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacies “at fair and reasonable rates.” The new rule is effective Jan. 1 and followed a vote which would have cleared the way to reject the legislation. In... Read More.

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Stice addresses Pharmacy Benefit Managers issues

Tuesday, September 10 by Alex Bivens

The State Insurance Department recently fined two pharmacy benefit managers a significant amount of money after accusing them of underpaying pharmacies less than the cost of the medications they ordered. Lelan Stice, the owner of Doctor’s Orders Pharmacies was a recent guest on the Oldies... Read More.

Stories tagged with: pharmacies

Judge blocks state law dealing with pharmacy benefit managers ownership of pharmacies

Arkansas Bans PBM Ownership of Pharmacies to Combat Drug Price Inflation

Arkansas Legislation Aims to Prohibit PBMs from Owning Pharmacies

Pine Bluff Pharmacies Targeted in Overnight Burglaries

Arkansas Moves to Ban PBM-Owned Pharmacies as Legislation Gains Support

Legislators support fair and reasonable rates for pharmacies in new rule

Stice addresses Pharmacy Benefit Managers issues

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