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E0666DD628FC9FBD87258832007FBD25 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB22-1122

SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Date Apr 28, 2022      
Location Old Supreme Court



HB22-1122 - Lay Over
05:15:19 PM  
Senator Jaquez Lewis, prime bill sponsor, presented House Bill 22-1122, which requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse pharmacies at certain rates, and also creates the 340B Prescription Drug Program Anti-Discrimination Act, which, among its provisions, prohibits a third party that reimburses a 340B covered entity for 340B drugs from imposing fees, charge backs, or other adjustments on covered entities or contract pharmacies based on their participation in the 340B drug pricing program, or requiring a claim for a drug to include a modifier to indicate that the drug is a 340B drug unless the claim is for payment, directly or indirectly, by the Medicaid program.

Committee members asked questions of Senator Jaquez Lewis.
05:35:04 PM  
Mr. Patrick Boyle,
representing the Pharmacy Care Management Association, testified in opposition
to the bill.



Mrs. Amanda Massey, representing the Colorado Association of Health Plans,
testified in opposition to the bill.



Loren Furman, representing the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified
in opposition to the bill.



Travis Berry, representing the Colorado Competitive Council, testified
in opposition to the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
05:50:49 PM  
Ms. Karlee Tebbutt, representing America's Health Insurance Plans, testified in opposition to the bill.

Dr. Greg Hageman, representing Sunrise Community Health, testified in support of the bill.
05:56:04 PM  
Mr. Lucas Smith, representing Buena Vista Pharmacy, testified in support of the bill.

Mr. Brian Warren, representing the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, testified in opposition to the bill.

Sally West, representing Walgreens, testified to amend the bill.

Rob Geddes, representing Safeway and Albertsons, testified to amend the bill.
06:06:59 PM  
Mrs. Alice Steiner,
representing the Colorado Community Health Network, testified in support
of the bill.



Bill Keeton, representing Vivent Health, testified in support of the bill.



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
06:18:07 PM  
Mr. Ky Davis, representing
Harris Pharmacy, testified in support of the bill.



Mr. Tom Davis, representing Kiowa Pharmacy, testified in support of the
bill.



Dr. Emily Zadvorny, representing Colorado Pharmacists Society, testified
in support of the bill.



Additional written testimony was submitted to the committee (Attachment
H).



Committee members asked questions of the panel.
06:42:08 PM  
Senator Fields laid
the bill over for action only.






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