Photos: Pharmacists rally at Capitol

Parthiv Shah, a pharmacist and owner, left, speaks during a rally where pharmacy owners from across the state gathered at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to enact new regulations to require transparency over the practices of pharmacy benefit managers on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Albany, N.Y. According to the pharmacy advocacy group FixRx; PBMs negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, determine what drugs are covered by insurance plans, charge insurers money to cover drug claims by patients and decide how much money pharmacies will be reimbursed for dispensing drugs to patients. (Will Waldron/Times Union) less Parthiv Shah, a pharmacist and owner, left, speaks during a rally where pharmacy owners from across the state gathered at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to enact new regulations to require transparency over the ... more Photo: Will Waldron Photo: Will Waldron Image 1 of / 11 Caption Close Photos: Pharmacists rally at Capitol 1 / 11 Back to Gallery

ALBANY -- Pharmacy owners from across the state gathered at the Capitol in Albany Tuesday to urge lawmakers to enact new regulations to require transparency over the practices of pharmacy benefit managers.

According to the pharmacy advocacy group FixRx; PBMs negotiate drug prices with manufacturers, determine what drugs are covered by insurance plans, charge insurers money to cover drug claims by patients and decide how much money pharmacies will be reimbursed for dispensing drugs to patients.