In a 59-18 vote largely along party lines, the Assembly passed the Democratic-sponsored bill to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, a measure supporters say would level the playing field for community pharmacies and give patients more choice in where they get their drugs.

And this didn’t just happen in Oklahoma, but in pharmacies all across the country. A great example of why state laws regulating PBM practices are vital to the survival of independent pharmacies.