CONSUMERS WANT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PHARMACIES, SURVEY SAYS
HME News Health insurance plans and their pharmacy benefit managers shouldn’t tell patients which pharmacies to use, a practice known as...
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The real culprit for high drug prices
The Center Square Out here in Arizona, there’s always been an appreciation for the old Wild West. It’s part of our state’s character, as...
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FTC may probe pharmacy benefit managers
FTC chair Lina Khan has PBMs in her sights Axios The Federal Trade Commission will vote Thursday on whether it will study how pharmacy...
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As insulin prices soar, some patients ration their doses: ‘You try to make do’
Ohio Capital Journal Navigating a lapse between insurers and facing an $1,100 up-front cost he couldn’t afford, Marcus LaCour had no...
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Pharmacies Continue Fight Against PBMs
Arkansas Business A proposed Medicare rule change should reinforce Arkansas pharmacies in their continuing fight with pharmacy benefit...
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National Consumer Survey: More than 8 in 10 Adults Prefer their Local Pharmacist over Mail Order
Most people value personal relationship over perceived convenience, says consumer poll NCPA A large majority of American adults prefer to...
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Dangerous care delays ahead if more insurers implement “white bagging” policies
Ohio Capitol Journal Consider the following scenario: A cancer patient comes into a community oncology clinic for their regularly...
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Wyden asks Federal Trade Commission to investigate Bi-Mart pharmacy closures, Walgreen acquisition
News Channel 21 Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Federal Trade Commission Tuesday to investigate recent consolidations in Oregon’s...
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New Report Shows Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Increasing Costs for Patients & Health Care Systems
Misaligned Incentives Allowed PBM Gross Profit to Grow 12% in Just Two Years Business Wire The PBM Accountability Project today released...
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'It’s a corrupt ballgame' Rural communities at risk of becoming pharmacy deserts
News Channel 5 Nashville In rural areas, independent pharmacies are closing across the country. South Side Drug Co. is a staple. It's...
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Capitol Insider: 'The PBM robbed her of hope'; pharmacy benefit managers ripped in hearing
The Columbus Dispatch Pharmacy benefit managers found out during a congressional hearing what the turkey's gonna feel like Thursday:...
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New Mexico State Auditor Refers Pharmacy Benefit Managers Examination To Attorney General’s Office
Los Alamos Daily Post In early 2020, State Auditor Brian S. Colón initiated an investigation of the Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) that...
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Drug price transparency could return as top legislative issue
Insurance News Net - Drug prices and who controls them could be back before the General Assembly this winter, as consumer advocates and...
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'To me, that's fraudulent': Bipartisan Ohio lawmakers vow to fix loophole exploited by PBMs
The Columbus Dispatch A bipartisan duo of Ohio legislators are outraged that the measure they sponsored more than two years ago to ban a...
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Survey Shows Predatory PBM Practices Destroying Independent Pharmacies
Delaware News A survey of Delaware’s independent community pharmacists on the impact of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) reveals...
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Kansas Investigates Obscure But Powerful Part Of The Drug Supply Chain: Pharmacy Middlemen
Being a middleman in the $1 trillion pharmaceutical industry is big business. The middlemen can even earn more than the drugmakers on...
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Study: Drug utilization costs health industry $93B a year, with patients bearing most of the cost
Fierce Healthcare Drug utilization management such as prior authorization and stricter formularies cost the healthcare industry $93...
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Why the pharmaceutical industry has 'mixed views' on Biden's latest executive order
The American Pharmacists Association "has mixed views" on the executive order President Joe Biden signed July 9 to address competition...
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North Dakota law aimed at regulating PBMs gets support from Minnesota, others
Associated Press A coalition of attorneys general from nearly three dozen states — including Minnesota but not Wisconsin or Iowa — and...
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A tremendous session for Texas community pharmacies and their patients
Star Local Media Kudos to the Texas Legislature for their decisive actions this session to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)....
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