Arkansas Law Takes Unprecedented Step to Prohibit PBM Ownership of Pharmacies
By EsqSocial Corporation 07/05/25
On April 16, 2025, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law House Bill 1150, now Act 624 (the Act), making Arkansas the first state in the nation to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from acquiring or holding a direct or indirect interest in a pharmacy. The Act—which broadly prohibits PBM ownership in retail and mail-order pharmacies—moves forward a policy initiative that has stagnated at the federal level following the introduction of the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM)...
By: Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints