Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that the state will eliminate its outpatient prescription drug coverage as a Medicaid health plan (MHP) benefit. Instead, these drugs will fall under a fee for service Medicaid model starting December 1, 2019.
This means that pharmacies and providers will instead bill prescriptions directly to the state’s PBMs at the point of sale. Previously, Medicaid health plans covered prescription drugs. There are several benefits to a PBM carve-out chief among them include:
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