Video & Transcript Research : 'pharmacy compounding'

Page 12 of 218
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • of cost over the last year has been our spend in the pharmacy space.
  • For example, higher pharmacy costs.
  • For Medicaid, pharmacy as a whole is an optional benefit, but once states choose to offer pharmacy as
  • Most of them are probably not huge contributors to pharmacy spending.
  • We talked about higher pharmacy costs. There's a piece in there.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held the first of several hearings on the Governor’s May Revision for health care, with opening remarks focused on the state’s projected $12 billion deficit, looming federal Medicaid changes, and the potential impact on Medi-Cal, public health, reproductive health, and safety-net providers. Several members criticized the proposal as balancing the budget on vulnerable Californians, while others defended the need for cost containment and questioned the administration’s assumptions. The chair set ground rules for respectful, focused questioning and outlined three topics: the Medi-Cal proposals, Proposition 35, and Proposition 56. DHCS Director Michelle Baas presented the May Revision’s Medi-Cal package, saying the department’s budget totals $200.6 billion overall, including $45.2 billion General Fund, and that the proposals are intended to address rising caseloads, pharmacy costs, and managed care spending. She described proposed changes for adults with unsatisfactory immigration status, including a freeze on new full-scope enrollment for those 19 and older, $100 monthly premiums beginning in 2027, elimination of adult dental and long-term care coverage, removal of PPS/RAP payments to FQHCs and rural health clinics for that population, and a pharmacy rebate aggregator. Other proposals included eliminating certain OTC drug classes, removing GLP-1 coverage for weight loss, prior authorization and step therapy changes, reinstating the Medi-Cal asset test, eliminating acupuncture as an optional benefit, allowing utilization management for hospice, raising the managed care minimum medical loss ratio to 90%, reducing PACE capitation rates toward the midpoint of the actuarial range, eliminating the skilled nursing facility workforce and quality incentive program, and suspending the SNF backup power requirement. The LAO said the revised Medi-Cal spending estimate is about $2.5 billion higher than the Governor’s Budget in the budget year, and that the increase appears driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload alone. The LAO said the budget solutions are concentrated in a few areas, are largely ongoing, and should be considered in light of federal uncertainty, but suggested the Legislature could explore alternatives such as more targeted income thresholds for the undocumented expansion and simpler asset-test rules. Department of Finance officials said the proposals are difficult but necessary to address a third consecutive deficit and rising Medi-Cal costs. Members then pressed the administration on the methodology and impacts of the proposals, especially the enrollment freeze, premiums, asset test, hospice controls, PACE reductions, and the elimination of benefits and provider payments. No votes or formal actions were taken at this hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 19th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they've been limited to one specific pharmacy, not type of pharmacy, one specific.
  • The contract pharmacy restrictions.
  • Does also mean clinic systems can't contract with multiple pharmacies that cover the areas they serve
  • With more pharmacies in the areas that they serve.
  • Latina and indigenous mothers also experience higher rates of postpartum depression, often compounded
Keywords: 988, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Health and Human Services Mar 19th, 2025

House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know the Board of Pharmacy offered some amendments that were added in SPA, and then those same amendments
  • An eligible recipient was defined as a person who can receive donated drugs and is a registered pharmacy
  • It also permits in-state and out-of-state pharmacies experienced in managing donated prescription drugs
  • So given the exclusion of out-of-state pharmacies, how will New Mexico coordinate with other states?
  • The one on the left demonstrates a vessel. where a compound substrate called low-density lipoprotein,
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • of the Controlled Substances Act to the contrary and without any further action by the Board of Pharmacy
  • , any compound, mixture, or preparation approved by the U.S.
  • Any compound, mixture, or preparation approved by the U.S.
  • Is it basically, if it's compounded, so it's—if you're making a medication with anything that's a controlled
  • So, Madam Chair, members, the way this bill is written, it would be for any compound, mixture, or preparation
Summary: The committee heard a long list of Senate bills, mostly on consent, covering appropriations, public records, workers’ compensation, state hiring, burial costs, military flags in HOAs, court-ordered treatment, mental health service of process, medical examiner authority, tribal MOUs for DCS, controlled substances scheduling, EMT privacy, mammography notices, assisted living referral disclosures, accommodation school GED eligibility, released-time religious instruction, school board and charter governance issues, firearm safety instruction, student eligibility for extracurriculars after criminal convictions, Celebrate Freedom Week, tax-credit scholarship administration, CPA and insurance licensing pathways, immigration-related arrest notifications, defamation standards, peace officer certification for veterans, mandatory child abuse reporting, attorney licensing, business emergency-call penalties, unlawful occupant removals, attorney discipline costs, fentanyl sentencing thresholds, concealed weapons on campuses, firearm muffling devices, utility-worker assault penalties, water planning, environmental review for power plants and SMRs, groundwater recovery, voter registration rules, campaign address privacy, and federal land acquisition notifications. Several bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, including SB 1078, SB 1435, SB 1567, SB 1665, SB 1184, SB 1586, SB 1741, SB 1424, SB 1475, SB 1572, SB 1142, SB 1055, SB 1099, SB 1107, SB 1148, SB 1068, and SB 1069. Members raised concerns about constitutional issues, due process, school funding, public safety, and whether some proposals were unnecessary or duplicative. Supportive comments were also made on a few measures, such as expanded pathways for students in accommodation schools, child welfare coordination with tribes, and alternative certification or licensing pathways. The discussion included notable debate on SB 1166, which would allow some 11th graders and students over 16 in accommodation schools to receive GED preparation; members split between concerns about encouraging students to leave high school early and support for youth in detention, emancipation, or unstable situations. SB 1127 on mandatory reporting was clarified to require direct reporting of known abuse or neglect to DCS rather than delegation to another person. SB 1188 on controlled substances drew questions about how federal rescheduling would be mirrored in state law. The meeting ended with announcements and an “Affordability Award” recognizing Rep. Stahl Hamilton, followed by a request for guests to leave for a closed caucus.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 6th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • So for instance, the prescription of a compound that mimics, Life and death.
  • Pharmacies, hospitals, and clinical practitioners.
  • The Board of Pharmacy has not presented this as an issue.
  • I am a student at the ULM College of Pharmacy, but I am in my capacity as self.
  • Wouldn't get to the pharmacy to get the refills until several days after.
Summary: The committee heard a personal privilege update on HB 1227, which Representative DeWitt said would return next week as a proposed HCR for a two-year study of the three-doctor panel after discussions with Dr. Nia Colotta. Better Louisiana also presented its new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, describing it as a data-driven leadership initiative focused on health care workforce, rural access, chronic disease, and other system issues; members discussed whether the program could also help generate policy research, including on managed care organizations. The committee then considered SB 427 on anatomical gifts. After adopting technical amendments, Senator Presley and Dr. Jeff White explained that the bill would strengthen organ donation law by creating a decision registry that records both yes and no choices, clarifying the legal effect of refusal, and codifying ethical principles such as the dead donor rule. Questions focused on organ viability, registry procedures, minors, and a Monroe case involving a disputed donor designation. Supporters included LOPA and the Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 946, dealing with hospital price transparency and compliance with federal pricing rules, drew extensive testimony. Representative Landry and a witness from Patient Rights Advocate described it as a consumer transparency measure, but the Louisiana Hospital Association opposed the bill’s state-level enforcement and debt-collection provisions. Landry offered an amendment removing the debt-collection and affirmative-defense language, but after debate the substitute failed on a 5-6 vote and the bill was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably on SB 109, which revises membership qualifications for the Louisiana Emergency Medical Services Commission; SCR 20, urging federal flexibility on Medicaid redetermination for elderly and disabled beneficiaries; SB 216, allowing coroners to rely on licensed practical nurses for medical pronouncements of death; and SB 45, exempting certain gratuitous hospice houses from licensure, with testimony from hospice house operators and supporters. Finally, HCR 71 by Representative Chasson sought an LDH study of how Louisiana’s law and guidance on pregnancy-related emergency medications is working in hospitals, urgent care, and retail settings. Supporters said providers are hesitant to use medications such as misoprostol because of stigma and uncertainty, while opponents from Louisiana Right to Life argued the resolution was unnecessary and could create controversy. The discussion centered on whether the study should be narrowed or made more objective, but no final action on the resolution was reached in the portion provided.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 6, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> and so the it just compounded the issue. and so the it just compounded the issue.
  • ,</c><01:42:43.840><c> and</c> the Daniel Anoi College of Pharmacy, and the Daniel Anoi College of Pharmacy
  • But the, uh, School of Pharmacy, um, Daniel K.
  • ><c> partnering</c><02:07:46.880><c> more</c> um pharmacy has been partnering more um pharmacy has been
  • </c> pharmacy to grow as we move forward. pharmacy to grow as we move forward.
Keywords: 910, house, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Transcript Highlights:
  • elsewhere, to harness UT Austin's expertise and talent across engineering, AI, robotics. life sciences, pharmacy
  • artery stent, HER2 breast cancer target, MRI image construction algorithm. the rapamycin anti-aging compound
  • The Ben and Maytie Fish College of Pharmacy was founded in 2013 in response to a need for more pharmacies
  • We got to go very early on. in life, because that's when those diseases started. is compounded by, for
Keywords: 1184, house, all