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LA SB337
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jimmy Harris
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AI Summary
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Establishes duties of care, good faith, and fair dealing that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) owe to enrollees, health plans, and providers, with enrollee interests taking priority over other parties
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Prohibits PBMs from retaining rebates and fees, limiting their income to pharmacy benefit management fees that cannot be based on drug prices, savings, or patient cost-sharing amounts
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Authorizes the Insurance Commissioner and contracted health plans to audit PBMs once per calendar year, with access to reimbursement data, rebate information, and claims history within 30 days of request
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Requires PBM contracts entered into or renewed after January 1, 2027 to specify all revenue forms and acknowledge that spread pricing is prohibited
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Imposes civil monetary penalties up to $1,000 per claim for violations and creates a private cause of action allowing aggrieved parties to sue PBMs in state court
Legislative Description
Provides relative to pharmacy benefit managers. (8/1/26)
HEALTH/ACC INSURANCE
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Insurance.
3/9/2026