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NH SB547
Bill
Status
11/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Cindy Rosenwald
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AI Summary
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Establishes fiduciary duty for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to their health carrier clients, requiring them to act with care, skill, prudence, and diligence while disclosing any conflicts of interest in writing
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Prohibits PBMs from retaining any portion of "spread pricing" (the difference between what PBMs charge health carriers and what they pay pharmacies for drugs)
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Bans health carriers and PBMs from using financial incentives like varied copayments or deductibles to steer patients toward mail order or retail pharmacies affiliated with the PBM
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Requires quarterly reporting by PBMs to the Insurance Commissioner on rebates collected, administrative fees received, and aggregate spending on pharmaceuticals, with the Commissioner publishing annual transparency reports
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Expands the definition of "rebate" to include all manufacturer discounts and price concessions, including value-based and performance-based contracts, and takes effect October 1, 2026
Legislative Description
Relative to regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices.
Last Action
Refer to Interim Study, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote; 03/12/2026; Senate Journal 6
3/6/2026