Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Assn.

Decided December 10, 2020. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 18-540 · 592 U.S. 80 · Cited 75 times

Arkansas’ Act 900—which effectively requires pharmacy benefit managers to reimburse Arkansas pharmacies for the cost of drugs covered by prescription-drug plans at a price equal to or higher than the pharmacy’s wholesale cost—is not pre-empted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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