Change provisions relating to pharmacy dispensing fees under the Medical Assistance Act
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LB 138 — Change provisions relating to pharmacy dispensing fees under the Medical Assistance Act
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Legislature
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5Enacted
This bill is in committee in the Legislature. Introduced January 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Legislature.
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The bill amends existing law to change pharmacy dispensing fee reimbursements for independent and other pharmacies under Medicaid in Nebraska.
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The department shall establish a fee-for-service pharmacy dispensing fee reimbursement of ten dollars and thirty-eight cents per prescription for any independent pharmacy until a cost-of-dispensing survey is completed.→ Beginning with fiscal year 2024-25, contingent upon implementation of the contractual agreements with medicaid managed care organizations as described in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall establish a fee-for-service pharmacy dispensing fee reimbursement of ten dollars and thirty-eight cents per prescription for any independent pharmacy until a cost-of-dispensing survey is completed.The start date for the established reimbursement fee for independent pharmacies is now contingent upon contractual agreements starting from fiscal year 2024-25.
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Effective July 1, 2026, reimbursement of the dispensing fee for independent pharmacies shall be ten dollars and thirty-eight cents per prescription.→ Effective July 1, 2026, reimbursement of the dispensing fee for independent pharmacies shall be ten dollars and thirty-eight cents per prescription. For all other pharmacies, as defined in section 71-425, and mail order pharmacies, reimbursement shall be paid per prescription as follows: (a) For pharmacies with fewer than thirty thousand prescriptions per year, ten dollars and thirty-eight cents; (b) for pharmacies with thirty thousand or more prescriptions and fewer than seventy thousand prescriptions per year, nine dollars and fifty-one cents; and (c) for pharmacies with seventy thousand or more prescriptions per year, eight dollars and thirty cents.The bill establishes a tiered reimbursement system for pharmacies based on the number of prescriptions filled annually, while maintaining the fee for independent pharmacies.
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No later than July 1, 2026, any pharmacy except a mail order pharmacy, that is the only enrolled pharmacy within a thirty-mile radius from another pharmacy shall be reimbursed a dispensing fee of ten dollars and thirty-eight cents per prescription.→ No later than July 1, 2026, any pharmacy except a mail order pharmacy, that is the only enrolled pharmacy within a thirty-mile radius from another pharmacy shall be reimbursed a dispensing fee of ten dollars and thirty-eight cents per prescription.This provision ensures that isolated pharmacies receive the same dispensing fee as independent pharmacies regardless of their location.
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No later than July 1, 2026, the department shall complete a cost-of-dispensing survey as a follow-up to the survey released in December, 2024, and electronically submit a report to the Clerk of the Legislature that provides recommendations for adjusting pharmacy dispensing fees annually to ensure fair and adequate reimbursement for all pharmacies participating in the medical assistance program.→ No later than July 1, 2026, the department shall complete a cost-of-dispensing survey as a follow-up to the survey released in December, 2024, and electronically submit a report to the Clerk of the Legislature that provides recommendations for adjusting pharmacy dispensing fees annually to ensure fair and adequate reimbursement for all pharmacies participating in the medical assistance program.This change requires the department to conduct follow-up surveys to inform future adjustments to pharmacy dispensing fees.
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The actual dispensing fee shall be determined by a cost-of-dispensing survey administered by the department and completed by all medical assistance program participating independent pharmacies every two years.
A periodic survey will establish the actual dispensing fee, ensuring it reflects current costs.
Action History
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Indefinitely postponed
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Title printed. Carryover bill
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Quick name added
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Notice of hearing for January 29, 2025
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Referred to Health and Human Services Committee
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Date of introduction
Sponsors
- Merv Riepe · Primary
- Dan Quick · Cosponsor
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Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (1)
Not signed on (47)
47 members have not signed on to this bill.
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- LB 138 is sponsored by Merv Riepe and Dan Quick.
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