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A little-known federal initiative, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, supports services that wouldn’t otherwise get reimbursed.

Just 10 years ago, Kentucky found itself in a budget crisis that was largely precipitated by ballooning Medicaid costs.

Monday, January 11, 2021 DHCS”) will be transitioning all Medi-Cal pharmacy benefits from managed care to fee-for-service (“ FFS”).  This new system to administer FFS pharmacy benefits is being called “Medi-Cal Rx” and was developed by DHCS in response California Governor Gavin Newsom’s January 7, 2019 executive order (the “ Order”), which instructed DHCS to transition all Medi-Cal pharmacy benefits to FFS by January 1, 2021.  The rationale behind the Order is to combat rising prices for prescription drugs by increasing the State’s bargaining power in negotiati...