Mississippi pharmacists hope Congress will act on PBM reform

Mississippi pharmacists hope Congress will act on PBM reform

RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – Independent pharmacists in Mississippi are looking to Washington, D.C. for relief after repeated failures at the state level to reform pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen who control what pharmacies get paid for prescriptions. Federal legislation targeting PBMs has cleared committee with bipartisan support and now heads to the full U.S. House for a vote. ‘You’re not gonna keep your lights on’ Fair Jones, owner of S…