Rutledge Anniversary Spurs Bipartisan Push to Help Patients, End PBM Manipulation December 10 is two-year anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court’s Rutledge decision

2022-12-08T15:16:39-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , |

It is a two-year anniversary that patients and pharmacies can appreciate. With a unanimous decision on December 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Arkansas law that confronts the damaging tactics of prescription-drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). NACDS had submitted an amicus brief in this case, Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA).

NACDS Applauds Eighth Circuit Decision Upholding North Dakota Law Regulating PBMs Court reinforces and strengthens landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling in pivotal Rutledge case

2021-11-18T13:31:33-05:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , , |

NACDS is hailing a decision by the Eighth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals yesterday which upholds a North Dakota law prioritizing the health and safety of patients by promoting the economic viability of local pharmacies.

NACDS, WSPA, NCPA File Key Legal Brief in Washington State Medicaid Lawsuit State reimburses pharmacies significantly lower than any other state in the country, impeding patient access to care; Groups also urge CMS to require Washington State to comply with federal Medicaid reimbursement law

2018-06-27T13:09:54-04:00Categories: Press Release|Tags: , , |

Three pharmacy associations filed an important legal brief this week with the Washington State Court of Appeals, challenging the state’s refusal to reimburse community pharmacies for the costs of providing care and services to disadvantaged Medicaid patients.

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