Pharmaceutical Care Management v. Rutledge, No. 17-1609 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseAct 900, Arkansas Code Annotated 17-92-507, an amendment to the state's then-existing maximum allowable cost (MAC) law that governed the conduct of pharmacy benefits managers, was preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and Medicare Part D statutes. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's ERISA ruling in this case, but reversed the Medicare Part D ruling. The court remanded for entry of judgment for PCMA.
Court Description: Beam, Author, with Loken and Kelly, Circuit Judges] Civil case - ERISA. Arkansas Act 900, Arkansas Code Annotated Sec. 17-92-507, an amendment to the state's existing law governing the conduct of pharmacy benefits managers, is preempted by both ERISA and Medicare Part D statutes.
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