We regularly highlight a piece of state legislation introduced this session or a state regulatory initiative that could move the needle on changing the pharmacy payment model. To see what other states are doing, check out our new legislation tracking map.
Texas recently introduced two House bills, HB 3388 and HB 3401, that would require prescription drug benefits for the state's Medicaid and children's health plan programs to use a transparent fee-for-service delivery model. Additionally, SB 2262 was introduced as a companion to HB 3388. These bills were introduced a few months after a report from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission found that wresting outpatient prescription drugs away from PBMs by carving them out of managed care could save as much as $90 million of taxpayer money.
