@sacramentobee: In October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill placing new restrictions on pharmacy benefits managers — or PBMs — which manage health insurers’ prescription drug benefits, create formularies and negotiate fees and rebates. Now independent pharmacy owners are taking measure of the final legislation, and assessing what it may mean for their businesses. The bill prohibits PBMs from steering patients toward their affiliated pharmacies, or reimbursing nonaffiliated pharmacies less. It also bans spread pricing, the practice of charging insurers more than the PBM pays the pharmacy. To read more, click check out sacbee.com ✍️: Annika Merrilees 📷️: Paul Kitagaki Jr. #news #pharmacy #healthcare #pbms #california #law #government

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photonpixie
Pixie Pie :
wait so Kaiser has to cover meds from non Kaiser pharmacy?
2025-12-16 21:42:30
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valasaurusrex
Valasaurus Rex :
I'm so proud to live in California
2025-12-17 15:57:44
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estefaniacolmenaresromo
Estefania Colmenares :
that is amazing! my husband's asthma inhaler is way cheaper if we go through express scripts verus costco. this will make me go to independent phamarchy as well. 🥰
2025-12-16 23:03:05
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roman.a.oulko
Roman :
Newsome should have done this long time ago!!! But why Now?
2025-12-16 22:52:01
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sebasvalent
Fabián :
Kaiser 🤔 the only one that thrives is the institution
2025-12-17 06:26:49
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austinisgood23
AustinIsGood :
(Not a Californian) but this is great! We can’t keep pushing the entire population towards CVS and Walgreens when they obviously are not willing to keep up with the volume and push more and more onto their employees.
2025-12-18 01:14:21
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jdbrakke
jdbrakke :
Insurance companies just want to play games. It helps so much when we can actually respond by making rules! Wonderful policy
2025-12-27 05:23:56
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strange_love_71
strange_love_71 :
WOW! I had no idea this was going on that it needed a law… 😳
2025-12-17 03:09:32
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qulitingpup
Quilting :
Ayyy that’s my pharmacist
2025-12-17 03:58:45
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pockets78
Michelle Frost :
This is fame. Because this is not what i was told
2025-12-18 17:32:52
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one_1_army
𝒪𝓃𝓁𝓎𝟣𝓂𝒶𝓃𝒜𝓇𝓂𝓎🇺🇸 :
Huh? I thought it was always like this everywhere?
2025-12-17 16:15:19
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crystalcherryblossoms
Crystal Cherry-Blossoms 🌸 :
LEADERSHIP 👏👏👏
2025-12-17 13:08:55
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coraxenjoyer
Corax Enjoyer :
Bring this to Massachusetts!
2025-12-20 15:41:23
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no.bodybags.needed
C̠C̠V̠i̠g̠n̠e̠ :
This is great news! Thanks for sharing
2025-12-17 17:31:05
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lenaliz6
Lena Liz :
Thank goodness. I got frustrated when I kept getting bounced from pharmacy to pharmacy because my insurance wasn't contracted to deal with my insurance company.
2025-12-17 16:20:36
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simplythebeth79
beth.genton :
Clint 💯
2025-12-18 05:30:43
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user7521628838411
Marie :
That’s great 😃
2025-12-17 07:03:58
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vanessa.iris.de.g
Kinder Medicine Fan Club :
healthcare reform is happening😇
2025-12-18 00:25:09
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gaituro
Roxie :
Ugh I wish Texas would incorporate this into our state. HELP!!
2025-12-18 14:18:25
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notacowgirlie
Diana Prince 🆘🇺🇸 :
What I'm now seeing then do is only cover 90 day rx at their pharmacy.
2025-12-17 17:44:38
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rararaidernation
🦋Cori💋💋 :
Thank you, Newsom!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
2025-12-17 15:46:49
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lucasdevaughn
lucasdevaughn :
will be interesting to see since Costco only covers medications at Costco or their specialty pharmacy.
2025-12-17 16:20:34
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jazz00089
Jazmine :
Finally 🥰
2025-12-17 18:26:33
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fbisurvelliencevan45
NBEC2022CHAMP :
WHOS Pharmacy?!?!?!
2025-12-17 10:58:35
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sllihx
hills :
so was the vote yes a good thing or no
2025-12-16 22:30:37
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