Alabama pharmacists to stage walkout over PBM bill

On Feb. 25, employees at more than 100 Alabama pharmacies will walk out in support of SB93, or the Patient Access Bill.

The Alabama Pharmacy Association is organizing the walkout as part of its advocacy for the bill, which aims to regulate pharmacy benefit managers. The proposed legislation would ban PBMs from reimbursing a pharmacy less than the acquisition cost, from extra fees related to network participation and claims processing, and from charging patients a higher deductible or copay to recover a dispensing cost.