AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPrescription Costs: North Dakota has given 25 pharmacy benefit managers 20 days to apply for state licenses or face cease-and-desist orders. PBMs affect drug prices, coverage and pharmacy reimbursements. HHS Audit: State auditors flagged missed and ineligible food-assistance payments, plus $1.4 million in payments lacking required documentation. HHS says the audit found seven issues, not widespread failures, and says improvements are underway. More Local Care: Essentia Health has begun building a $7.5 million Horace clinic, planned to offer primary and urgent care, pediatrics, imaging, physical therapy and pharmacy services. School Meals: North Dakota voters will decide whether to guarantee free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 students, with the state covering costs not reimbursed federally. Pharmacy Services: A new state law lets pharmacists provide services such as flu, COVID-19 and strep testing and treatment; NDSU is helping pharmacies prepare. Infectious Disease: Flu activity is rising in North Dakota, while a recent bird-flu outbreak affected about 60,600 birds at one state farm.
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