💨 Abstract

A federal judge temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that would have prohibited pharmacy benefit managers, which run prescription drug coverage, from owning pharmacies and prohibited drug stores claiming it would force them out of state and saying it discriminated against certain business entities. Arkansas' law was to prevent pharmacy benefit managers from forcing independent pharmacies, especially in rural regions, to close. CVS and Express Scripts had legal challenges that blocking their pharmacies would devastate consumers. The matter is on appeal.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff