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Missouri Lawmakers Tackle Drug Prices, Regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers

12/31/2025

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Missouri lawmakers introduced bills to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to lower drug prices and support local pharmacies.
The measures would require PBMs to disclose information, ban excessive copays, and create an appeals process for pharmacies.
Lawsuits by major employers accuse PBMs of inflating drug prices and failing oversight.
In North Carolina, Medicaid funding remains unresolved amid a budget dispute, risking provider-rate cuts as Republicans blame the governor.

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Missouri lawmakers introduced bills to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to lower drug prices and support local pharmacies.
The measures would require PBMs to disclose information, ban excessive copays, and create an appeals process for pharmacies.
Lawsuits by major employers accuse PBMs of inflating drug prices and failing oversight.
In North Carolina, Medicaid funding remains unresolved amid a budget dispute, risking provider-rate cuts as Republicans blame the governor.