Amendments establishing single Va. Medicaid pharmacy benefits manager die in conference • Virginia Mercury

A pair of Virginia budget amendments that would have required the state to contract with a sole prescription management vendor to administer the commonwealth’s Medicaid prescription drug benefits died in conference last month. Some independent pharmacists said the conferees’ decision cost Virginia the chance to save over $30 million in the state budget, and the opportunity to increase prescription drug transparency and affordability for Medicaid enrollees. Working as a pharmacist for over 30 years, Chesterfield resident Cindy Warriner said she’s been on the forefront of the prescription drug affordability and...