State Auditor Rob Sand released a report on pharmacy benefit managers used by the companies that run Iowa's Medicaid system KCCI News 8 State Auditor Rob Sand released a report on pharmacy benefit managers, known as PBMs, used by the companies that run Iowa's Medicaid system. PBMs act as middlemen between insurance companies, drug manufacturers and pharmacies. In a press conference on Wednesday morning, Sand said that one of three PBMs analyzed amounted to about $100 million

News 4 JAX Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a Civil Investigative Demand to CVS Health Corporation, the owner of the Caremark pharmacy benefit manager and hundreds of CVS retail pharmacies across the state, raising questions about whether the company has used its market position to undercut competitors and limit patient choice. What is a Civil Investigative Demand? A Civil Investigative Demand, or CID, is a legal tool that compels a company to produce documents

The law is another step in an escalating national effort to curb vertical integration. Healthcare Brew Reporter: Caroline Catherman CVS is suing Tennessee over a recently passed law. But advocates for independent pharmacies say it could be the lifeline they’ve been waiting for. The state’s FAIR Rx Act, signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee on May 22, tackles vertical integration by prohibiting companies that own a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) or a health insurance issuer from h

KOAM News Now Reporter: Samantha Walker The Brief Three companies control a majority of the pharmacy benefit manager market, creating what pharmacists call an unfair oligopoly that forces patients away from local pharmacies Local pharmacists say they're losing money on prescriptions, with some patients forced to drive 20-100 miles to find an in-network pharmacy Kansas recently passed new legislation to reform PBM practices, while Missouri has advanced similar bills and filed

The Arizona Independent Pharmacy Coalition (AZIPRx) thanks State Senator Janae Shamp (Legislative District 29) for her leadership in filing Senate Bill 1710. PHOENIX, AZ, UNITED STATES, February 18, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / -- SB 1710 Would Prohibit PBM Steering Practices, Protect Access to Clinician-Administered Drugs, and Mandate Annual Transparency Reporting The Arizona Independent Pharmacy Coalition (AZIPRx) thanks State Senator Janae Shamp (Legislative District 29) for

In 1 Arizona town, the only independent pharmacy is doing everything it can to survive Deseret News Reporter: Valerie Braylovskiy In Heber-Overgaard, Arizona, everyone knows everyone. Tucked in the state’s White Mountains, the town has no stoplights or big-box stores — just open sky, wandering elk herds and a diner serving homemade strawberry shortcake for a few dollars. Its roughly 3,000 residents come from two unincorporated communities: Heber, settled by Latter-day Saints,

Middlemen, our economy’s most shadowy characters, sit in between buyers and sellers and get rich in the process. It can even be a matter of life or death. The American Prospect Reporter: Whitney Curry Wimbish Cole William Schmidtknecht was about to turn 23 last year, when he went to Walgreens on a cold January day in Appleton, Wisconsin, to pick up some medicine. He expected his Advair Diskus inhaler to cost what it always had under his prescription drug plan, between $35 and

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The FTC maintains that PBMs systematically prefer high list price insulin products with high rebates and fees over low list products....

KTAR News Reporter: PAYNE MOSES Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes on Thursday sued drug producer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for predatory...

NPR News Reporter: Spencer Plato Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit against CVS Caremark for allegedly...

The Hill Executives from three of the largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pushed back against bipartisan criticism during a House...

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...

Yahoo Finance To watch a newscast of this article on Yahoo, click here The three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are unflinching...

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...

Specialty Pharmacy Continuum Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have responded to the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...