NACDS Praises New Congressional Investigation of PBMs
U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee expands bipartisan Congressional push to stop pharmaceutical benefit manipulation by...
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AIPC Rx
- Mar 7
- 2 min
APhA releases survey results quantifying the impact of PBMs
American Pharmacists Association PBM reform efforts have long been keystone issues for APhA’s members. In support of renewed interest in...
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- Mar 4
- 4 min
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Put in Crosshairs of Drug Price Fight
House probe requests data from top PBMs, Broad supply chain transparency needed, analysts say Bloomberg Law A House investigation into...
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AIPC Rx
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Private Health Care Companies Are Eating the American Economy
A new report from Wendell Potter at the Center for Health and Democracy examines just how the private insurance market makes its...
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AIPC Rx
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Workplace health plans pay up to 30 times more than Medicare for specialty drugs
Policies to reduce employer-sponsored insurance prices for physician-administered drugs are needed because they threaten access to...
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AIPC Rx
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Senate bill aims to crack down on how drug company ‘middlemen’ negotiate prices
Yahoo News It’s something many people have likely never heard of, but they play a big role in how much money you pay for prescription...
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AIPC Rx
- Feb 16
- 7 min
Patients needing home IV nutrition fear dangerous shortages
The Washington Post The fear started when patients saw their nurses and dietitians posting job searches on LinkedIn. Word spread to...
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AIPC Rx
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Oklahoma Pharmacy Board unanimously approves new rules for shipping mail-order medications
Oklahoma KFOR News The Oklahoma Pharmacy Board unanimously approved new rules Wednesday that would regulate how Oklahomans receive...
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AIPC Rx
- Jan 31
- 8 min
A decade-long battle over Medicare Advantage audits is coming to a head
‘Everybody has blood on their hands’ STAT News The federal government and health insurance companies have been clashing for more than a...
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AIPC Rx
- Jan 23
- 3 min
It is Time for Policymakers to Protect Patients from Predatory Practices of Insurers and PBMs
Healthcare Business Today Although per capita patient out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on prescription medications has dropped, averages are...
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AIPC Rx
- Jan 11
- 4 min
FTC action on PBMs could be just what the doctor ordered to improve patient outcomes
A primer on prescription drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers, government action, and why physicians need to be heard. Medical...
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AIPC Rx
- Jan 4
- 5 min
Drug Pricing Oversight to Get Prime Focus Under New Congress
Repeal of Biden’s drug pricing law unlikely, analysts say Pharmacy middlemen, insulin costs among top priorities Bloomberg Overseeing...
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AIPC Rx
- Dec 20, 2022
- 5 min
Will your insurance company cover the copay for a costly drug?
ABC News Author: Darrel Rowland Randi Clites’ son Colton was born with severe hemophilia – a rare blood clotting disorder that typically...
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AIPC Rx
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Lawsuit filed against national insulin manufacturers by Kansas Attorney General
NBC KSNT Kansas The Kansas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against leading national insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers...
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AIPC Rx
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
The next drug pricing battle: PBMs
Axios The pharmaceutical lobby took its hit with the Medicare drug price negotiation bill. Next in line: pharmacy benefit managers. Why...
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AIPC Rx
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Inequity in Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Drug Pricing Practices in Oregon Raises Serious Questions
Patients, pharmacists and providers in the state are disadvantaged by inequitable and worsening PBM business model BusinessWire The...
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AIPC Rx
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
AARP: An Organization that Stands with PBM Kickbacks and Hidden Prices
Marion Mass MD writes how AARP's conflicts of interest in the healthcare space explain why they advocate for policy that keeps healthcare...
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AIPC Rx
- Sep 26, 2022
- 3 min
Consumers Overpay for Generic Alternatives, Study Results Show
USC Analysis: although generics save US health care systems billions, PBMs jack up prices for employers, government, and patients....
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- Sep 26, 2022
- 4 min
In Memoriam: Morris Gortler
MG Pharmacy has been a mainstay in the northern Phoenix community for over 35 years. As the pharmacy's founder and owner, Morris has...
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AIPC Rx
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
CVC to CMS: Ongoing Cuts Undermine Healthcare Access and Quality Care
The CVC is stressing that ongoing cuts to office-based specialists under the Physician Fee Schedule are contributing to office-based...
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