We held that the Iowa statute both explicitly and implicitly referred to ERISA by regulating the conduct of PBMs administering or managing pharmacy benefits, and also had a connection with ERISA.
The American Journal of Pharmacy Benefits. Id. 1671, where, as here, the state law both relates to and has a connection with employee benefit plans, the presumption is gone and the law is preempted. Thus, the Pharmacy Access Standard requires that networks be structured so that a certain percentage of beneficiaries live within a certain distance to a network pharmacy. Ass'n v. Gerhart, 852 F.3d 722 (8th Cir. You have to know what’s happening with clients, competitors, practice areas, and industries. 2017).
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The Supreme Court of The United States (SCOTUS) has rescheduled the Rutledge v.The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) hearing for October 6, 2020. In 2015, the Arkansas General Assembly passed a state law which attempted to govern the conduct of pharmacy benefits managers (“PBMs”)—the entities that verify benefits and manage financial transactions among pharmacies, healthcare payors, and patients. The Iowa statute in Gerhart required PBMs to provide information regarding their pricing methodologies to Iowa's insurance commissioner at the commissioner's request.
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on April 27, 2020. Again, if the state law in question merely acts “with respect to” the standard, it is preempted. § 17–92–507(a)(6). The result would be a situation that is unworkable for multi-state employers and the plans that administer their health care benefits.
ACM >>> PLEASE NOTE: A verification email will be sent to your address before you can access your trial. Founded in 1999, the American Case Management Association (ACMA) is a national, non-profit, professional membership association, which supports the profession of case management and transitions of care in the health care delivery system setting. Medicare Part D also sets forth requirements with regard to Medicare recipients' access to pharmacies.