Missouri House approves statute to clarify nonprofit pharmacies and expands pharmacists' scope through amendments The House adopted a committee substitute for HB 30-09 to provide statutory guidance for pharmacies that serve low-income and underserved patients, and members approved amendments to align out-of-state distributor licensing with national accreditation and to expand scope-of-practice items for pharmacists.

The Missouri House just took a significant step to support low-income patients by clarifying the status of nonprofit pharmacies and expanding pharmacists' roles!

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Missouri hearing on PBM reform spotlights pharmacy closures, industry warns of cost shifts Sponsors of HB1975 and HB1850 told the Health and Mental Health Committee the bills would increase transparency, protect independent pharmacies and require fairer reimbursement; pharmacists described reimbursements below acquisition cost and audit burdens while PBM and insurer representatives warned mandates could raise employer and consumer costs and face ERISA or legal challenges.

Missouri representatives are pushing for groundbreaking bills aimed at protecting independent pharmacies from unfair reimbursements and audit burdens, but will these reforms come at a cost to consumers?

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