MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 2025 Regular Session To: Insurance; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency By: Representative Hobgood-Wilkes House Bill 1607 AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER, INSURER OR THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOT CONDITION THE TERMS OF A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ON THE CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. A pharmacy benefit manager, insurer, or third-party administrator shall not directly or indirectly set, alter, implement or condition the terms of a health benefit plan, including the benefit design, in part or entirely, based on information about the availability or amount of financial or product assistance for a prescription drug. SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 21, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2025 Regular Session
To: Insurance; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Representative Hobgood-Wilkes
# House Bill 1607
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER, INSURER OR THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOT CONDITION THE TERMS OF A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ON THE CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. A pharmacy benefit manager, insurer, or third-party administrator shall not directly or indirectly set, alter, implement or condition the terms of a health benefit plan, including the benefit design, in part or entirely, based on information about the availability or amount of financial or product assistance for a prescription drug.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 21, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.