We NEED everyone in New York to contact the Governor’s office TODAY, December 23rd, and request that he sign S6531.
It is CRITICAL that you emphasize the importance of the provisions of the bill that 1) license and regulate PBMs, 2) prevent PBMs from imposing onerous accreditation requirements above and beyond those of the state board of pharmacy, 3) provide all New Yorkers the same protections as patients in the Medicaid program by banning harmful spread pricing practices in commercial insurance plans, and 4) prohibit PBMs from substituting patients prescriptions without authorization from their prescribers.
Everyone reading this should make sure that their colleagues, patients, and other contacts are also contacting the Governor TODAY.
Even if you have already done so, please call the Governor again! And if you are on Twitter, please tweet at the Governor as well.
Governor Cuomo Contact:
Phone – 1-518-474-8390
Twitter – @NYGovCuomo
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Optum RX, CVS Caremark, and Express Scripts are PBMs. Learn more about how their practices are harming patients and taxpayers by watching this video: https://vimeo.com/319979701
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