MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2025 Regular Session
To: Insurance; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Representative Hobgood-Wilkes
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER, INSURER OR THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR SHALL NOT CONDITION THE TERMS OF A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ON THE CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING A PRESCRIPTION DRUG; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. A pharmacy benefit manager, insurer, or third-party administrator shall not directly or indirectly set, alter, implement or condition the terms of a health benefit plan, including the benefit design, in part or entirely, based on information about the availability or amount of financial or product assistance for a prescription drug.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this act shall be codified as a new section in Chapter 21, Title 73, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2025.