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Michigan committee hears testimony on bill that would regulate PBMs - State of Reform


Michigan committee hears testimony on bill that would regulate PBMs
Mansur Shaheen | Mar 11, 2021
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Testimony for HB 4348 was heard by the Michigan House Committee on Health Policy on Wednesday. The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Julie Calley in February, would require Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to be licensed and regulated in Michigan.
Representative Calley explained what PBMs are to the committee on Wednesday, while also giving reasons for why she believes they need to be regulated:
“There is a middleman that many of us are not aware of [in pharmacy]. Certainly, our constituents are not.
So let’s say your beloved aunt goes to the doctor and it’s determined that they need another prescription. Most of us assume that when that script is presented to the pharmacy it’s the health plan who is determining what drugs are covered and at what cost. That’s actually not the case, what Americans pay at the pharmacy counter is ....

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Michigan House committee revives bills to open governor, lawmakers to public records laws


Michigan House committee revives bills to open governor, lawmakers to public records laws
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
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a Michigan House Committee on Thursday.
The House Oversight Committee heard testimony Thursday morning on House Bills 4383 through 4392, which together would open the governor, lieutenant governor and their staff to the state’s Freedom of Information Act and subject the Legislature to a separate Legislative Open Records Act.
It’s far from the first time lawmakers have tried to change Michigan’s open records laws, which consistently rank among the worst in the country. Michigan is one of the only states where the Legislature and governor are fully exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public to request communications and other relevant documents from the offices of government officials and agencies. ....

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