Victory for Retail Pharmacists: New York Bans Mail-Order Restrictions
New York, NY— In what could be seen as a backlash against pharmacy benefit managers, New York has passed a new law barring insurers or employers from forcing patients to use mail-order plans for prescription drugs. The new law guarantees consumers the option of having their prescription filled at their local pharmacy, with no added fees or copayments over the mail-order cost. The
law exempts plans negotiated by unions and, at the behest of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who signed it, was retroactively amended to require retail pharmacies to accept the same reimbursement rates for drugs as mail-order services. The question is: Will other states follow suit? In what could be seen as a backlash against pharmacy benefit managers, New York has passed a new law barring insurers or employers from forcing patients to use mail-order plans for prescription drugs. The new law guarantees consumers the option of having their prescription filled at their local pharmacy, with no added fees or copayments over the mail-order cost.
In what could be seen as a backlash against pharmacy benefit managers, New York has passed a new law barring insurers or employers from forcing patients to use mail-order plans for prescription drugs. The new law guarantees consumers the option of having their prescription filled at their local pharmacy, with no added fees or copayments over the mail-order cost. The law exempts plans negotiated by unions and, at the behest of
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who signed it, was retroactively amended to require retail pharmacies to accept the same reimbursement rates for drugs as mail-order services. The question is: Will other states follow suit? In what could be seen as a backlash against pharmacy benefit managers, New York has passed a new law barring insurers or employers from forcing patients to use mail-order plans for prescription drugs. The new law guarantees consumers the option of having their prescription filled at their local pharmacy, with no added fees or copayments over the mail-order cost. The law exempts plans negotiated by unions and, at the behest of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo who signed it, was retroactively amended to require retail pharmacies to accept the same reimbursement rates for drugs as mail-order services. The question is: Will other states follow suit?
