Effort to limit pharmacy benefit manager-affiliated drugstores stalls in Louisiana Legislature

Effort to limit pharmacy benefit manager-affiliated drugstores stalls in Louisiana Legislature

Rural legislators have expressed concern the closures may leave some areas without access to a nearby pharmacy.

Landry’s pharmacy benefits bill blocked by Louisiana Senate

By Anna Puleo LSU Manship School News Service The 2025 legislative session ended Thursday with lawmakers passing a bill to tighten the rules on companies that work as middlemen managing pharmacy benefits. But the Senate let a more aggressive measure die despite vociferous support for it on social media from Gov. Jeff Landry and Donald Trump Jr. Now Gov. Jeff Landry is threatening to call a special session to try to pass the tougher bill, which C…

Expect another effort to limit chain drug stores affiliated with pharmacy benefit managers

BATON ROUGE — Rather than ending the Louisiana Legislature's war against pharmacy benefits managers, Thursday's conclusion of the 2025 legislative session likely only paused the conflict.Through other legislation, lawmakers successfully placed more demands on PBMs, which serve as middlemen among drug stores, pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies and individuals, but a bill that would have shuttered drug store chains affiliated with PBMs …