Both Sides of Pharmacy Bill Raise Alarms for Consumers

Both Sides Of Pharmacy Bill Raise Alarms For Tennessee Consumers

Image Credit: Canva ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – A bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly has raised consumer alarms from organizations for and against it. House Bill 1959/Senate Bill 2040, known as the Fair RX Act, would require pharmacies to divest their pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, which oversee prescription dru…

Both sides of pharmacy bill raise alarms for consumers

(The Center Square) – A bill moving through the Tennessee General Assembly has raised consumer alarms from organizations for and against it.

TheVoiceOfJoyce The Tennessee state house is trying to pass a Bill to eliminate the advantage of middle men in drug purchases. Of course, CVS is not supporting this legislation, they own Aetna Insurance and a pharmacy benefit manager controlling pharmaceu

Monday, March 30, 2026Good morning! Catherine Sweeney I love writing for the NashVillager newsletter to make a case for our stories and why you should care about them.   Here’s why you should care about our ongoing coverage of the Fair R-X Act. That’s the bill that’s aiming to cut down on vertical integration in health care. (I’ll dive into it more below.)  Tennessee is really harping on health care this year at the statehouse.   Rising health c…