New JerseyNew Jersey would bar pharmacy benefit managers from getting pharmacy permits
If passed, companies licensed to manage pharmacy benefits in New Jersey on or after the bill's start date could not get permits to run pharmacies.
What it does
Pharmacy benefits managers licensed in New Jersey could not get permits to run pharmacies. The rule would apply to managers licensed when it takes effect or later.
Argument forPeople might face fewer conflicts of interest if companies that manage pharmacy benefits cannot also get permits to run pharmacies.
Argument againstThe rule could keep some companies from opening pharmacies, which might leave patients with fewer places to fill prescriptions.
More detail
New Jersey would bar pharmacy benefits managers from getting permits to run pharmacies. The rule covers pharmacy benefits managers licensed on or after the bill takes effect. The manager must be licensed under New Jersey's pharmacy benefits manager law. The rule would take effect immediately if the bill becomes law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce CommitteeIntroduced
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