Dispute Over Arkansas PBM Regulations Heads To Supreme Court

Mealey's (November 12, 2018, 8:32 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Oct. 22 told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred when it found that a state law regulating drug reimbursement rates for pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) is preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (Leslie Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, No. 18-540, U.S. Sup.)....