A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Department for Medicaid Services to provide the Legislative Research Commission with a report regarding pharmacist payment parity.

SJR 26 is a joint resolution directing Kentucky's Department for Medicaid Services to prepare a report for the Legislative Research Commission by August 2025. The report will analyze the costs, administrative changes, and potential impacts of extending pharmacist payment parity (currently required for private insurers under House Bill 48) to Medicaid and KCHIP programs. It will cover how implementing this would affect billing for pharmacist services, rural access to care, Medicaid claims, and overall costs, using data on current reimbursement rates and service utilization. This resolution does not change current Medicaid policy but aims to provide data to inform future legislative decisions affecting over 1.4 million Kentuckians covered by Medicaid or KCHIP.