A carrier must shall neither exclude nor favor any individual pharmacy, or group or class of pharmacies, in the design of a competitive bid involving restricted or nonrestricted pharmacy networks in compliance with the requirements of this section.

Carriers must not impose greater restrictions on non-network pharmacies than those required on in-network pharmacies.

Link to Existing Law: M.G.L.A. 176D §3B

This law is not the strongest-worded ‘Any Willing Provider Law’ law, providing great leeway to PBMs. In addition, the law does not explicitly extend to physician dispensers as written.