Kenyatta works to pass legislation that supports local pharmacies
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta July 11, 2024 | 5:54 PM
A bill supported by state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta that would help smaller, local pharmacies stay in business while driving down medication prices for consumers is heading to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk for his signature.
Kenyatta was a co-sponsor on of state Rep. Jessican Benham’s bill to save community pharmacies and lower prescription drug costs by reforming pharmacy benefit manager policies in Pennsylvania.
“I will always support legislation that helps us refocus on small local businesses instead of huge national corporations,” Kenyatta said. “This bill does that by keeping the pharmacies in control of their business practices instead of arbitrary rules set in place by pharmacy benefit managers.”
Once signed into law, H.B. 1993 will limit or ban specific PBM practices, including spread pricing, patient steering, retroactive recoupment of money paid by the PBM to the pharmacy, and forcing prescriptions to be ordered by mail.
The bill has passed the state House and Senate and now heads to the governor’s desk for his signature.
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