Pharmacy ‘Clawbacks’ Targeted in Latest State Law Aimed at PBMs
- Extra profit recouped by drug-benefit manager sparked lawsuits
- Connecticut governor said bill has “real consumer protections”
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A new law in Connecticut would close a drug price loophole that’s been the subject of more than a dozen lawsuits around the U.S., taking aim at a practice by pharmacy benefit managers called pharmacy clawbacks.
The law, which takes effect in January, will allow pharmacists to tell patients about the cheapest way to pay for prescription drugs they pick up at the pharmacy counter. It was passed in response to a pharmacy benefit management industry practice called clawbacks.