Mississippi Business Journal » prescription http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Sun, 19 May 2013 19:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Druggists pushing for limits on filling insured prescriptions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/09/druggists-pushing-for-limits-on-filling-insured-prescriptions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=druggists-pushing-for-limits-on-filling-insured-prescriptions http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/09/druggists-pushing-for-limits-on-filling-insured-prescriptions/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:04:20 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=67884 JACKSON — Pharmacists want Mississippi lawmakers to force an end to limits on where people covered by certain insurance plans can get prescriptions filled. However, lobbyists for some pharmacy benefit managers say the state can’t legally regulate certain insurance plans because they’re covered by federal law. The two sides squared off Tuesday in a House [...]

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