Payers, PBMs Warn Repackaging Compromise Will Boost Costs

By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefSome employers and pharmacy benefit managers involved in Florida's four-year battle over repackaged drugs contend that a compromise reached last week will boost drug costs instead of leading to savings.Scott B. Clark, risk and benefits manager for the Miami-Dade Public School District, said Monday the latest version of Senate Bill 662 and its companion, House Bill 605, will repeal a section of Florida Statute 440 that has saved the school district $3 million since November 2009.The legislative staff of the Florida Senate said in an analysis released...