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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Replacing White Bagging Mandates With Market Competition Will Improve Patient Outcome
Wayne Winegarden, PhD, of the Pacific Research Institute, explains the harm that white bagging policies cause health systems and how...
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Four in 10 Americans Cut Spending to Cover Healthcare Costs
One in four adults are skipping care or medicine due to rising costs Two-fifths are concerned about affording needed care in next six...
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Cut the Red Tape Preventing Medication Access
MedPage Today A 6-year-old boy with asthma visits his doctor, who prescribes a daily inhaler. His grandmother goes to pick it up at the...
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Local Opinion: FTC is right to investigate pharmacy benefit managers
Sharon Joseph Special to the Arizona Daily Star As someone who works closely with the patient community, I feel it is my responsibility...
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These 'Rebates' Don't Result in Savings
Real Clear Policy Two former Trump administration officials have taken to the Wall Street Journal to defend the practices of pharmacy...
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Hospitals and for-profit PBMs are diverting billions in 340B savings from patients in need
STAT News America’s economically disadvantaged patients can point in two directions when talking about what is wrong with the 340B Drug...
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