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Feb 22

A Bipartisan Coalition of 39 State Attorneys General Urge Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform

The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Congressional leaders on behalf of 39 attorneys general who urge...

Jan 24

Florida PBM Law Limits Mail-Order Prescription Drug Programs, Requires State Filings by Employer Plans

Employers that cover Florida employees under their prescription drug plans are now prohibited from imposing mandatory mail-order...

Jan 22

Michelle Flowers: Ensuring timely access to innovative, affordable cancer care in Florida

Let’s work together to pass simple solutions that will make all the difference for patients. In 2023, an estimated 162,410 people in...

Jan 12

Florida can decrease patient costs for medications

Almost 500,000 Floridians are living with a chronic illness such as lupus, epilepsy, or HIV. Thankfully, many of these chronic conditions...

Jul 13, 2023

Gus Bilirakis Offers Bill to Provide Orals Drugs in a Timely Manner

This week, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., introduced the “Timely Access to Clinical Treatment (TACT) Act” which “would require that...

Jun 10, 2023

Health leaders highlight PBM regulation and other initiatives that aim to help Floridians save money

Healthcare leaders discussed efforts that aim to increase access to prescription drugs and lower their costs during the 2023 Florida...

Jun 1, 2023

Mystery of savings at pharmacy counter

One way or another, it looks like the drug supply chain middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, are going to be pulled...

May 23, 2023

How DeSantis Is Trying to Lure Older Voters Away From Trump

As a 44-year-old member of Generation X, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida might be an unlikely candidate to wrest his party’s older voters...

May 19, 2023

Opinion: Florida patients are done with the games PBMs play

Few Floridians know that three major health insurance companies, CVS/Aetna, United Health Group and Cigna currently rank fourth, fifth...

May 17, 2023

Ralph Massullo: PBM reform legislation is a win for Floridians

I would like to thank Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, House Speaker Paul Renner, Gov. Ron DeSantis, and the bill sponsors for...

May 4, 2023

Groups react to new Prescription Drug Reform Act after Gov. DeSantis delivers his signature

Supporters are celebrating 'historic' reforms and the beginning of lower prescription costs. Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed the...

May 4, 2023

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers

After lawmakers passed the changes Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis moved quickly to sign a bill that will place restrictions on pharmacy...

May 3, 2023

PBM Accountability Project of Florida Statement on Historic PBM Reform Legislation Signed into Law

Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis today signed into law the “Prescription Drug Reform Act” (SB 1550 by Senator Jason...

May 3, 2023

Gov. DeSantis ends pharmacy benefit inaction, signs PBM legislation he championed

Just hours after legislators passed it, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law another of his top priorities — an attempt to rein in...

May 2, 2023

Florida Senate Takes Aim At ‘Step Therapy’

The Florida Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill that would allow Medicaid beneficiaries with “serious” mental illness to avoid a...

Apr 25, 2023

Poll: Vast majority of Floridians support regulations to lower prescription drug costs

According to new polling data, a vast majority of Floridians support regulations on pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. The data was...

Apr 19, 2023

Statement From the PBM Accountability Project of Florida on the Passage of Senate Bill 1550

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 2023 Tallahassee, Fla. – Former State Senator John Grant, President of Seniors Across America and member...

Apr 19, 2023

Poll shows Florida voters support PBM regulation

Three-quarters said they would back politicians who vote for PBM regulations. New polling shows Florida voters are in favor of...

Apr 18, 2023

New Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Floridians Support PBM Regulation

Respondents support policies to require PBMs to provide value, lower consumer drug costs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2023...

Apr 12, 2023

Florida Seniors Deserve Fair Prescription Prices | Opinion

Earlier this year, Governor DeSantis announced plans to address the role pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, play in the high costs so...

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