MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2025 Regular Session

To: Insurance; Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

By: Representative Hobgood-Wilkes

House Bill 1607

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.