Bill > S704

This bill prohibits discrimination against 340B drug discount program participants. The key provisions are: 1. Drug coverage plans cannot reimburse 340B-covered entities or their contract pharmacies at lower rates than other entities for 340B drugs, or impose different requirements, exclusions, or conditions on them based on their 340B status. 2. Drug coverage plans cannot impose differential terms or conditions on 340B-covered entities or contract pharmacies related to fees, dispensing fees, pharmacy network participation, or audits/inventory management. 3. Drug coverage plans cannot require a claim to identify a drug as 340B, except for Medicaid claims. 4. Entities that provide drug coverage cannot discriminate against 340B-covered entities or contract pharmacies in a way that prevents, steers, or interferes with a patient's choice to receive 340B drugs from them. The bill aims to protect 340B program participants from unfair practices that could undermine the intended benefits of the federal 340B drug discount program.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S704