LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — CVS Health has filed a lawsuit to block a new Arkansas law that the company said will shut down 23 CVS pharmacy locations in Arkansas by January 1, 2026.

The lawsuit calls Act 624 "unconstitutional" and claims that the law will restrict patients' access to life-saving medication, increase costs, and cause hundreds of workers to lose their jobs.

The new act, signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, bans pharmacy benefit managers from owning both a pharmacy and a pharmacy license. Legislators who supported the law said it would help stop "unfair control" by major PBMs over the pricing of drugs and access.

CVS added that it violates the Constitution’s Dormant Commerce Clause, "which prevents states from discriminating against out-of-state businesses."

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