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Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 3604 — State of New Jersey (May 15, 2023)

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The Senate Commerce Committee of the State of New Jersey, in a statement dated May 15, 2023, reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3604. The bill brings healthcare platforms such as GoodRx and SingleCare into the laws governing pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacists and telehealth, defining a healthcare platform as an Internet-based service through which a consumer may obtain discounts on drugs or devices. A licensee of the Board of Pharmacy is not to be penalized for allowing a patient to use a healthcare platform discount as part of payment. A pharmacy benefits manager is not to penalize a network pharmacy when such a discounted price is applied, even if the covered person has health insurance coverage. Patients may also apply a platform membership toward telehealth or telemedicine services.

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“Senate Commerce Committee Statement to Senate, No. 3604 — State of New Jersey (May 15, 2023).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/s3604-scm-statement-5-15-23-034d476f47/, SHA-256 7ae90eed5c11ae0e270c4ebcf1157ee83e4650549d42f557fa2c8ff158350f36.

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SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No.
3604

STATE
OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 15,
2023

The Senate Commerce Committee reports favorably Senate
Bill No. 3604.

This
bill incorporates the use of healthcare platforms such as GoodRx and SingleCare
into the laws governing pharmacy benefits managers, pharmacists and
telehealth. “Healthcare platform” is defined in the bill as an Internet-based
service through which a consumer, who may or may not have separate health
insurance coverage, may set-up an account or become a member to obtain
discounts on prescription or non-prescription drugs or devices and through
which other services, including telemedicine, may be provided. The bill
authorizes patients to use a membership or an account with a healthcare
platform and to stipulate that a licensee of the Board of Pharmacy will not be
penalized for allowing a patient to use a discount from a healthcare platform
as part of payment. The bill also stipulates that a pharmacy benefits manager
is to not prohibit or apply any penalty or disincentive to a network pharmacy
if a discounted price generated by a healthcare platform is applied to the
payment made by a covered person with an account or membership to the
healthcare platform for a prescription drug even if the covered person
maintains health insurance coverage.

Additionally,
the bill allows a patient with a membership or an account in a healthcare
platform to apply the membership or account towards payment of services
provided as a result of telehealth or telemedicine. The patient is to notify a
provider of any identification number, if given, in connection with the
membership or account with a healthcare platform to ensure the preservation of
a proper patient-provider relationship.

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