S1628: Medicaid Pharmacy Services

Legislative Summary

Deleting the requirement that Medicaid managed care plans cover prescription drug services; beginning on a specified date, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to reimburse Medicaid providers for pharmacy services directly through a fee-for-service delivery system, regardless of whether the Medicaid recipient was previously enrolled in a managed care plan; requiring the agency to establish reimbursement rates, dispensing fees, and any supplemental rebates for pharmacy services, etc.