Medication middlemen face bipartisan criticism as Congress eyes industry reforms
The Hill Executives from three of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pushed back against bipartisan criticism during a House...
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Feds poised to sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high drug costs
The FTC action would target often high costs by trying to curb rebates it says drug makers pay to steer patients to their brand name...
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FTC Chair Khan slams PBMs for higher drug prices in an interim report on the industry
Yahoo Finance To watch a newscast of this article on Yahoo, click here The three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are unflinching...
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Price-gouging middlemen are why Arizonans can’t afford their prescriptions
AZ Mirror As an independent pharmacy owner of more than 18 years, I started my business with one goal in mind: to help patients. Our...
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PBM Cuts, DIR Fees And Audits Add Dour Note to the New Year
Specialty Pharmacy Continuum Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have responded to the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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How PBMs Hurt Local Pharmacies
DC Journal | Inside Sources Local pharmacies are boarding up nationwide. Nearly 2,200 American pharmacies shut their doors between 2017...
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Attorney General Mayes Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Insulin Manufacturers Over Insulin Pricing
Office of the Arizona Attorney General Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed a lawsuit against several pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)...
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Senate Committee Advances Bill on Mental Health, PBMs, and 'Ghost Provider' Networks
Measure would also lessen the cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2024 Medpage Today Easing Medicare physician payment cuts,...
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Drugstore closures could make pharmacy deserts even worse
CNN Business With hundreds of pharmacies closing their doors this year alone, experts fear that more vulnerable Americans could be left...
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Satisfaction with PBMs sinks to lowest point in 10 years, study finds
The report found that the overall satisfaction with PBMs among respondents was at 7.6 on a 1-10 scale. BenefitsPro Satisfaction with...
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Something’s Threatening Independent Pharmacies (and it’s Not Shoplifting or the Rent)
West Side Rag Reporter: Ed Hersh For many Upper West Siders, they are a lifeline: the small independent pharmacies that dot Broadway,...
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Pharmacy closures found to be impacting medically underserved communities
Medical Press Pharmacies have long been considered a cornerstone of community health care, but they're closing in record numbers across...
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Health Insurers Don’t Want You to Know Where Your Money Is Going
Employers are fighting for data that they say shows how their health plans overpay for care Bloomberg Reporter: John Tozzi Employers are...
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In a Golden Age of Cancer Care, PBMs Are Holding Us Back
We must stop predatory and destructive behaviors MedPage Today *Patient name has been changed We're living in a remarkable time for...
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Patient harmed, 1,800 doses of controlled drugs lost at CVS pharmacy, regulator says
Ohio Capitol Journal Reporter: MARTY SCHLADEN Pharmacy giant CVS continues to call them “isolated incidents” even after reports emerged...
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Nearly 2,000 Organizations Urge Congress to Pass PBM Reform
A coalition of nearly 2,000 employers, patient advocates, pharmacies, providers and businesses sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday...
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Another Dispatch From the Accumulator-Maximizer Wars
Vanderbilt’s Stacie Dusetzina and colleagues explain how the ‘copay adjustment’ programs work in this week’s JAMA Internal Medicine and...
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Former Gov. Jane Swift testifies on medication access
The Salem News Former Gov. Jane Swift will return to the Beacon Hill spotlight this week when she adds her voice to growing debate about...
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1 in 5 older adults skipped or delayed medications last year because of cost
Rising inflation and high prescription drug costs are thought to be responsible. NBC News A growing number of older adults say they can’t...
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House panel advances bill to promote PBM transparency
Modern Healthcare Pharmacy benefit managers would be subject to new transparency rules under legislation that cleared a key House...
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