MA S639

Bill

Relative to pharmacy benefit managers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
05/02/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to pharmacy benefit managers. Financial Services.

AI Summary

This bill aims to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in Massachusetts. It defines a PBM as an entity that manages prescription drug benefits on behalf of health plans, including processing claims, managing formularies, and providing mail-order and specialty pharmacy services. The bill prohibits PBMs and health plans from penalizing or providing financial incentives to insureds to use specific pharmacies in which the PBM has an ownership interest or that have an ownership interest in the PBM. This is intended to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure fair competition in the pharmacy services market.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2917 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S639

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S639
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S639.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1278	Relative to prescription drug price transparency	Accompanied S771	Similar To
H1488	Permitting persons to bring car damage arising from a pothole against the public entity into small claims court	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1860	Concerning equitable allocation of recovery proceeds for subrogation claims	Accompanied a study order, see H5170	Similar To
H1861	Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
S1294	Strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1451	Relative to the prescription monitoring program	Accompanied a study order, see S3052	Similar To
S1533	Establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S2917	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S347	Relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S626	Relative to reinsurance model law update	Accompanied a study order, see S2700	Similar To
S654	Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S709	To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants	Accompanied a new draft, see S2928	Similar To
S786	To bring down the cost of prescription drugs	Accompanied S771	Similar To
S969	To require the reporting of satisfaction of judgments awarding money damages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4503	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1278

Relative to prescription drug price transparency

Accompanied S771

Similar To

H1488

Permitting persons to bring car damage arising from a pothole against the public entity into small claims court

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1860

Concerning equitable allocation of recovery proceeds for subrogation claims

Accompanied a study order, see H5170

Similar To

H1861

Concerning payments on personal injury protection benefit claims

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

S1294

Strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1451

Relative to the prescription monitoring program

Accompanied a study order, see S3052

Similar To

S1533

Establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S2917

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Health Care Financing to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to health care financing

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S347

Relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S626

Relative to reinsurance model law update

Accompanied a study order, see S2700

Similar To

S654

Relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S709

To establish minimum reimbursement rates to insurance claimants

Accompanied a new draft, see S2928

Similar To

S786

To bring down the cost of prescription drugs

Accompanied S771

Similar To

S969

To require the reporting of satisfaction of judgments awarding money damages

Accompanied a new draft, see H4503

Similar To

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