A 1646 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes prescription drug pricing disclosure requirements and measures to reduce prescription drug costs.

This bill requires pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) to disclose pricing information to purchasers, including their methodology for generic drug pricing and whether different pricing lists are used for retail versus mail orders. It establishes a Prescription Drug Review Commission to develop a list of critical drugs, requiring manufacturers to report production, R&D, marketing, and pricing data for these drugs. The Commission can set maximum allowable prices for drugs deemed excessively priced in New Jersey compared to other states or their production costs. The bill also prohibits "price gouging" for essential off-patent or generic drugs (defined as drugs with expired patents, made by three or fewer manufacturers, and on WHO's essential medicines list), with manufacturers needing to justify price increases of 50% or more within a year for drugs costing over $80 for a 30-day supply.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
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