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Iowa Business Groups Fight New Pharmacy Law in Court

6/27/2025

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In Iowa, business groups are challenging a new law regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that promises fair reimbursement rates for pharmacists. They argue the law infringes on the First Amendment and clashes with federal regulations, pushing for a temporary restraining order to prevent its enforcement before it takes effect on July 1.

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In Iowa, business groups are challenging a new law regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that promises fair reimbursement rates for pharmacists. They argue the law infringes on the First Amendment and clashes with federal regulations, pushing for a temporary restraining order to prevent its enforcement before it takes effect on July 1.