(March 12, 2026) – Yesterday, the House Insurance Committee held a hearing on Senate Bill 360. The bill enacts the Kansas Consumer Prescription Protection and Accountability Act and provides for the regulation and registration of pharmacy benefits managers.
The committee heard from the following conferees:
- Proponents
- Vicki Schmidt, commissioner of the Kansas Department of Insurance
- Senator Stephen Owens (R-Hesston)
- Brian West, Bowen Pharmacy
- Sandy Kueker, Hesston Pharmacy
- Alex Burns, HyVee
- Taggart Wall, City of Winfield
- Joylynn Fix, West Virginia Offices of Insurance Commissioner
- Opponents:
- Sarah Fertig, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
- William Wilk, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
- Danny Weiss, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Jonathan Buxton, Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
- Andrew Wiens, Kansas Employers for Affordable Healthcare
The committee asked questions about the $10.50 dispensing fee and how it might impact people picking up medications, and whether PBMs reimburse their own pharmacies more than those they contract with.
If called by the chair, the committee will meet next week.