CVS Health is spending more than $1 million on political ads across the state expressing opposition to the Freedom, Access and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act.
The proposed legislation (SB 2040/HB 1959) seeks to “eliminate the conflict of interest when a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) both sets and receives reimbursement.”
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