PBM reform push heats up
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PhRMA TV spot calls on lame-duck Congress to pass PBM reforms, secure savings for patients
PhRMA is pushing to get pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform over the line in Congress’ lame-duck session, using its first ...
Editorial: Walgreens’ woes are about more than an iconic Chicago company’s future. Our health is at stake, too.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has a storied history in Chicago, starting with a single retail outlet in 1901, and expanding across ...
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PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their ...
Rebate Game Played By PBMs And Drug Makers Limits Biosimilar Competition
The rebate game played by drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers limits optimal biosimilar competition. As a result, U.S.
Hometown Pharmacy closing 5 Wisconsin stores after shuttering 6 since last year
The Rio-based network of independent pharmacies blames drug industry intermediaries known as pharmacy benefit managers.
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Post-election prescription: Why Trump’s return could disrupt pharma
From drug pricing to reforming the drug regulatory process, Trump’s re-election has plenty of implications for the pharma ...
GoodRx Holdings Faces Sell Rating Amid PBM Pressure and Business Model Challenges
Analyst Allen Lutz of Bank of America Securities reiterated a Sell rating on GoodRx Holdings (GDRX – Research Report), reducing the price ...
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Pharmacies Accuse GoodRx of 'Inviting Price-Fixing' in Series of Antitrust Class Actions
"This case involves an unlawful price-fixing agreement among several PBMs—orchestrated by the PBM rate aggregator ... which ...
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Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers are a roadblock to affordable medications
Current legislation before Congress, including the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (S ... the six largest PBMs — CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx, Humana, Prime Therapeutics and ...
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Optum audit shows possible law violation, lower payments to independent pharmacies
The review of Minnesota-based Optum’s business practices by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy indicated that the company paid independent pharmacies in Mississippi rates lower than chains and ...
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager math: Big chains paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure Rx. Small drugstores paid $1.51
Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen who manage virtually all prescriptions written in the U.S. Serving as brokers among drugmakers, pharmacies, and health insurers, these health care entities ...