U.S. Supreme Court Accepts Review Of 8th Circuit’s ERISA Preemption Ruling

Mealey's (January 13, 2020, 8:46 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 10 granted a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by the Arkansas attorney general, who argues 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.)....