North Carolina H163 regulates pharmacy benefits managers, ensuring fair pricing and choice for consumers.

North Carolina H163 aims to regulate the use of spread pricing and concessions by pharmacy benefits managers, establish uniform standards for specialty pharmacy accreditation, clarify the right to a pharmacy of choice, and strengthen protections for pharmacies during audits. The bill prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from charging insurers prices for prescription drugs that differ from what they pay pharmacies. It mandates that all pharmacies in a health benefit plan's coverage area be eligible to participate under identical reimbursement terms.

North Carolina H163 regulates pharmacy benefits managers, ensuring fair pricing and choice for consumers.

North Carolina H163 aims to regulate the use of spread pricing and concessions by pharmacy benefits managers, establish uniform standards for specialty pharmacy accreditation, clarify the right to a pharmacy of choice, and strengthen protections for pharmacies during audits. The bill prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from charging insurers prices for prescription drugs that differ from what they pay pharmacies. It mandates that all pharmacies in a health benefit plan's coverage area be eligible to participate under identical reimbursement terms.