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Directing the State Employee Benefits Committee and the Secretary of Human Resources to Engage with Independent Consultants and Other Supply Chain Tactics for Cost Containment of Prescription Drugs for State Employees and Retirees’ Insurance Programs.

It became law on Aug 25, 2025.

DE SJR 7 · Sjr · 153

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Became law
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Latest action
Aug 25, 2025

What it does

This is a Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution No. 7. Like Senate Joint Resolution No. 7, this Substitute directs the State Employees Benefits Committee (SEBC) to utilize specific strategies and policies when interacting and contracting with Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) in order to achieve lower cost \r pharmaceutical drug benefit plans for the State.\r \r This Substitute differs from Senate Joint Resolution No. 7 by clarifying that the SEBC has a duty to consider all of the following strategies and policies when negotiating for pharmaceuticals:\r \r 1. Drug cost transparency.\r 2. Formation of an independent Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.\r 3. Any other supply chain tactics such…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

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    Aug 25, 2025

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Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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DIRECTING THE STATE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS COMMITTEE AND THE SECRETARY OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO ENGAGE WITH INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS AND OTHER SUPPLY CHAIN TACTICS FOR COST CONTAINMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES’ INSURANCE PROGRAMS. | 52