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LD180 • 2025

An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies

An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Kristi Mathieson
Last action
2025-06-17
Official status
Signed by the Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies

An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies Sponsor: Representative Kristi Mathieson Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

What This Bill Does

  • An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies Sponsor: Representative Kristi Mathieson Reference committee: Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services Governor action: Signed by the Governor

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Adopted by House & Senate

Plain English: Page 1 - 132LR0281(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.

  • Page 1 - 132LR0281(02) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 L.D.
  • 180 2 Date: (Filing No.
  • H- ) 3HEALTH COVERAGE, INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES 4 Reproduced and distributed under the direction of the Clerk of the House.
  • 5STATE OF MAINE 6HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 7132ND LEGISLATURE 8FIRST SPECIAL SESSION 9 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT “ ” to H.P.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-17 Governor

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-12 Senate

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED , in concurrence.

  3. 2025-06-11 House

    PASSED TO BE ENACTED . Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.

  4. 2025-06-11 Committee

    Reported Out; OTP-AM

  5. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Work Session Held

  6. 2025-05-01 Committee

    Voted; OTP-AM

  7. 2025-01-14 Committee

    Referred to Committee on Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services.

Official Summary Text

An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies
Sponsor:
Representative Kristi Mathieson
Reference committee:
Health Coverage, Insurance and Financial Services
Governor action:
Signed by the Governor

Current Bill Text

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Page 1 - 132LR0281(03)
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE
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H.P. 113 - L.D. 180
An Act Regarding Reimbursements by Health Insurance Carriers or
Pharmacy Benefits Managers to Pharmacies
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 24-A MRSA §4349-A is enacted to read:
§4349-A. Discriminatory reimbursement of pharmacy providers prohibited
A carrier, or a pharmacy benefits manager under contract with a carrier, may not
reimburse a pharmacy provider for a prescription drug or pharmacy service in an amount
that is less than the reimbursement amount paid to a pharmacy provider affiliated with the
carrier or pharmacy benefits manager for the same prescription drug or pharmacy service.
APPROVED
JUNE 17, 2025
BY GOVERNOR
CHAPTER
335
PUBLIC LAW