Episode 90 - Alabama Wrangles PBMs

Political Pharmacist Podcast

We all know that the payment methods for prescription medications needs fixed. Alabama has passed a law that aims to do just that, in many ways. Bobby Giles, the Government Affairs Director for the Alabama Pharmacists Association, joins the podcast to describe how Alabama passed comprehensive PBM reform with one bill that could change the landscape of pharmacy and prescription payments in their state. This is a must listen to episode for any in pharmacy, patient advocates and legislators because we discuss how to tackle these complex issues, while side stepping ERISA complexities while relying on current SCOTUS precedents. Alabama Pharmacists Association: https://www.aparx.org/ SB 227 as we discussed can be found and summarized here: https://www.aparx.org/page/24#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20the%20law%20prohibits,than%20other%20in%20network%20pharmacies. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.aparx.org/resource/resmgr/apa_advocate_enewsletter/sb227-enrolled_finalized_ver.pdf