Assembly Actions -
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Assembly Bill A7789
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PAULIN
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Tony Simone
Linda Rosenthal
Inez E. Dickens
Matthew Simpson
2023-A7789 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §280-d, Pub Health L
2023-A7789 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to establishing the "340B prescription drug anti-discrimination act"; prohibits pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against covered entities and New York state pharmacies based on participation in the drug discount program authorized by section 340B of the federal public health service act.
2023-A7789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7789 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 15, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to establishing the 340B prescription drug anti-discrimination act THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "340B prescription drug anti-discrimination act". § 2. Declaration of purpose. Section 340B of the federal public health service act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers, as a condition of participation in Medicare and Medicaid, to provide discounts on outpa- tient drugs to certain providers that serve a high number of Medicaid patients. These cost savings enable safety-net providers to stretch scarce resources as far as possible in providing more comprehensive services to their communities. In recent years, some pharmaceutical companies and pharmacy benefit managers have imposed certain requirements and limitations on New York 340B covered entities, thus depriving such entities of much-needed cost savings. These practices discriminate against 340B covered entities and their pharmacy partners, and by extension the patients they serve. These discriminatory practices have the effect of limiting those covered enti- ties' ability to care for their communities fully and comprehensively. There is a need for the state to prevent erosion of our 340B covered entities' 340B cost savings, with its concomitant impacts on patient access to health care services. This act is intended to achieve that goal by prohibiting pharmaceutical companies, among other entities, from engaging in practices that discriminate against 340B covered entities and their pharmacy partners. § 3. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 280-d to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11664-01-3 A. 7789 2
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