Acting in the 11th hour of the 2018 legislative session, state lawmakers just passed new consumer protections local pharmacists tell Eyewitness News will help save patients money on prescription drugs. A previous Eyewitness News investigationĀ revealed that pharmacies are often not allowed to offer customers the best price on their medication because of contractual obligations to pharmacy benefit managers. "PBMs" act as a middle men between pharmacists and insurance companies. Path to Full Story on 29 Eyewitness News