OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) – House lawmakers sitting on the Public Health committee heard a proposed bill Wednesday that could help small Oklahoma pharmacies. Those against the measure said it would raise the price of prescription drugs.
Senate Bill 789 was authored by Senator Todd Gollihare (R-Kellyville). It cleared the Senate and has now made its way to committee in the House.
Representative and pharmacist TJ Marti (R-Broken Arrow) explained the bill to House lawmakers. He said the bill boosts reimbursement for smaller Oklahoma pharmacies so they can fill prescriptions while trimming profits for larger pharmacy chains that are now dominating the market.
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“We’re losing pharmacies every single day,” said Marti. “Those Oklahoma retail pharmacies can fill those same prescriptions, and we can do it a lot cheaper. So that’s the goal with this bill.”…