TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will search to supply shoppers extra flexibility in shopping for pharmaceuticals and extra details about their prices beneath a legislative proposal that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned Thursday he’ll ask lawmakers to approve.
The proposal would additional regulate prescription profit managers, the go-betweens for well being plans and shoppers. The purpose is to drive down prescription prices, DeSantis mentioned.
Amongst different issues, the proposal would bar prescription profit managers from forcing shoppers to make use of mail applications for pharmaceuticals.
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“What we’re going to say is, ‘You’re free to make use of the mail-in pharmacy that they’re telling you to make use of, however you should not have to make use of that,” DeSantis mentioned. “You could have the flexibility to make your individual resolution if it’s finest for you.’”
Prescription profit managers can even have to supply extra info when registering with the state, together with any pharmacies they’re affiliated with and every other corporations beneath their umbrella, DeSantis mentioned.
The proposal would additionally require drug producers to situation a report annually justifying value will increase.
The state’s Legislature begins its annual 60-day session in March.