pharmacy benefits; patient steering; prohibition

This Arizona bill prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from steering patients to use their affiliated pharmacies through tactics like data mining, financial incentives, or retaliation. It bans PBMs from offering different copays, rewards, or penalties to influence patients toward their partner pharmacies and requires transparency about rebates and fees. PBMs must annually report detailed data on rebates, administrative fees, and pharmacy reimbursements to the state department. The law directly affects PBMs, patients who may face steering, and competing pharmacies seeking prescriptions.