Pharmacy Benefit Managers

Third federal lawsuit says Arkansas’s ban on PBM‑owned pharmacies violates commerce clause and limits drug access.

CVS and Express Scripts sue Arkansas over a law banning PBMs from owning pharmacies, calling it harmful to patients and pharmacy access.

HB1150 would ban the around 35 PBM-owned pharmacies in the state and prevent over 100 out-of-state PBM-owned pharmacies from offering mail-order prescriptions in Arkansas.

Host Roby Brock discusses Arkansas's pressing issues, including prescription fee proposals, a $6.3B budget, crypto mining regulation, and the Speaker race.

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, R-Ark., had a busy week centered around rulings involving the U.S. Supreme Court. Arkansas’ top legal officer won a landmark lawsuit before the high court involving the pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) industry.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a three-day special session Thursday by completing work on legislation pertaining to pharmacy…

At the 90-year-old Coker-Hampton Drug Company in downtown Stuttgart, the pharmacist and owner of the last 25 years, James Bethea, is deeply concerned...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Members of the Arkansas Legislature ended their 2018 session Monday but will return to the state Capitol on Tuesday to address…

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas lawmaker says she'll drop her push to take up the issue of pharmacy reimbursement during the ongoing fiscal session…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson told reporters Monday (Feb. 19) he will call lawmakers back to the State Capitol shortly after the ongoing fiscal session to pass…