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Legislation proposes excise tax on schedule II drugs

February 17, 2020 by Richard Stevens

In an effort to fund substance abuse and prevention programs, House Bill 4889 creates a 10 cents tax on each opium and opiate Schedule II drug sold to pharmacies in this state to fund drug treatment programs through the Ryan Brown Addiction Prevention and Recovery Fund. The tax is imposed on [Read more...]

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Legislation attains provider status for pharmacists

February 14, 2020 by Richard Stevens

Introduced February 14, 2020, Senate Bill 787 provides benefits to pharmacists for care rendered within the pharmacist's scope of practice if such benefits would ordinarily be paid if the service was performed by another health care provider. This is a new section of Chapter 33-53-1 -- referred [Read more...]

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Manufacturers and insurers selling Rx to report to State Auditor

February 9, 2020 by Richard Stevens

Senate Bill 689 requires drug manufacturers and health benefit plan issuers who sell prescription drugs in West Virginia to provide cost information, changes in cost information, and prescription drug statistics to the State Auditor. The bill requires the Auditor to publish this information on [Read more...]

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Regulating Pharmacy Services Administrative Organizations

February 9, 2020 by Richard Stevens

Introduced February 7, House Bill 4739 promotes transparency in the operation of pharmacy services administrative organizations (PSAO) by establishing a licensure requirement and providing for the regulation of the same by the Insurance Commission. A PSAO pharmacy contract shall include a [Read more...]

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