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[email protected] • 615.256.3023 Link March 28, 2019 KEEP IT UP! PBM Reform Hearings on Tuesday, April 2 THANK YOU for your advocacy and engagement, includ- What actions are needed TODAY? ing emails and calls to key legislators to gain support for This legislation still faces signifi cant opposition, so your House Bill 786 and Senate Bill 650! Your voices of support continued engagement is critically important for it to be- are being heard loud and clear at the Capitol in Nashville! come law. Stand up and advocate on behalf of your pa- tients, and share the importance and value of the phar- What is the current status of the legislation? macy profession with the key legislators below. House Bill 786 and Senate Bill 650 were scheduled to be heard on March 26, but both bills were rolled a week by More about this legislation: the sponsors, in order to fi nalize language and resolve TPA has worked with Representative Cameron Sexton, any remaining fi scal note issues (costs to the state). Roll- Senator Shane Reeves, Senator Ferrell Haile, Represen- ing a bill has no bearing on the status or fate of the leg- tative Bryan Terry, and other pharmacy champion leg- islation. However, it does give you a few more days to islators, to introduce several pieces of legislation which reach out to key legislators to ask for their support. On would provide support to the pharmacy profession and Tuesday, April 2, House Bill 786 is scheduled to be heard bring increased transparency within the prescription in the House Insurance Committee and Senate Bill 650 drug delivery system.