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| 1 | 1 | 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. | |
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| 3 | 3 | MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE | |
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| 5 | 5 | 2025 Regular Session | |
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| 7 | 7 | To: Insurance; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency | |
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| 9 | 9 | By: Representative Hobgood-Wilkes | |
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| 11 | 11 | # House Bill 1607 | |
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| 13 | 13 | 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. | |
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| 15 | 15 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: | |
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| 17 | 17 | 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. | |
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| 19 | 19 | SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 21, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972. | |
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| 21 | 21 | SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025. |