State Attorneys General Petition Congress for PBM Controls

A coalition of 36 state attorneys general signed a letter urging members of Congress to enact legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating affiliated pharmacies. “Further, they should not be able to skirt such a prohibition by having a parent company or other affiliated health care conglomerate own a pharmacy,” the letter reads. “PBMs should be prohibited from having direct ownership ties to the parties they purport to be bridging. This requirement would allow pharmacies to compete on fair terms and create a market that is more accessible to con...