Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her administration is not deterred on the state’s new law governing pharmacy benefit managers despite legal challenges from two of the industry’s “Big Three.” In an interview with the Daily Wire, Sanders took aim at CVS Health in particular, saying that closing stores in Arkansas proves its priorities are misaligned. “They would rather own the PBM than keep their pharmacy open and provide care to the patients they claim to care about,” she told the outlet. “I think it tells us everything that we need to know, that they care more about their bottom line.”
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Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/arkansas-governor-signs-bill-barring-pbms-owning-pharmacies