Category: Pharmacy

Pritzker signs law to streamline pharmacist licensure

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 2, 2026 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Monday intended to streamline how pharmacists are licensed in Illinois.

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House committee approves plan to eliminate need for multi-state exam for pharmacist licenses, other proposals

by Ryan Voyles | Mar 23, 2026 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0

Practicing pharmacists may soon no longer be required to take a multi-state jurisprudence examination under a proposal recently passed by a House committee.

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Pritzker signs PBM reform package

by Ryan Voyles | Jul 2, 2025 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

A sweeping package to reform how pharmacy benefit managers operate in Illinois was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker.

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Legislative session focused on PBM reform, behavioral health coverage

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 6, 2025 | Abortion, Dental, Hospitals, Insurance, Legislature, Medicaid/Medicare, Mental Health, Nursing homes, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Reproductive Healthcare, Top Stories | 0

Lawmakers approved sweeping changes to pharmacy benefit managers and removed prior authorization for some behavioral health services during the recently concluded spring session. Below is a roundup of some of the proposals that […]

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Pritzker pledges to sign PBM reform package

by Ryan Voyles | Jun 2, 2025 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0

Gov. JB Pritzker thanked lawmakers for their approval Saturday of his legislative priority to further regulate pharmacy benefit managers in Illinois and promised to sign it into law.

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