32 States Support Arkansas’ High Court Petition In PBM Regulations Case

Mealey's (November 28, 2018, 1:38 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirty-two states on Nov. 21 filed an amicus curiae brief in support of Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s petition with the U.S. Supreme Court asking for a review of the Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ ruling 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.)....