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Medicare Drug Price Negotiations Expose Community Pharmacies to Financial Risk
A survey conducted by 3 Axis Advisors revealed potential impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation...
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As cuts loom, state Medicaid programs leave millions in drug rebates on the table
Yahoo News Reporter: Shalina Chatlani Chemotherapy drugs used in cancer treatments can be administered in a health provider’s office or...
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PBM and telehealth measures falter in Congress' year-end rush
Modern Healthcare Reporter: Michael McAuliff Lawmakers and advocates are making a last-ditch effort to include pharmacy benefit...
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Drug middlemen say Pharma sets prices. Then why do middlemen have hundreds for the same drug?
Ohio Capital Journal Pharmacy middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers deny claims that they’re responsible for the inflating cost of...
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Miyares joins cohort pressing for U.S. Supreme Court to review pharmacy benefit manager case
Virginia Mercury Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares wants states to have more authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers....
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Navarro Announces Completion of First Pharmacy Benefit Manager Exams
Efforts to protect consumers and independent pharmacies, and lower pharmaceutical costs continue Delaware News | Office of the Insurance...
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The Truth Behind Medicare (Dis)Advantage's Disinformation Campaign | Opinion
Newsweek Right now, Big Insurance is descending on Capitol Hill with millions of dollars and an army of lobbyists and ad campaigns to...
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Years later, states' drug pricing boards have yet to bring down costs
Axios Five years after the creation of the first state board empowered to cap prescription drug costs, patients still haven't seen any...
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PBM bills, other health policies fail to make funding package
Modern Healthcare A healthcare package that would have advanced pharmacy benefit manager legislation and other healthcare priorities...
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Congressman on PBMs: ‘They've essentially become extortion artists’
Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, discusses prior authorizations and other pending legislation in Washington. Medical Economics Pharmacy benefit...
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Hospitals owned by private equity are harming patients, reports find
Hospital ratings dive and medical errors rise when private equity firms are in charge. arsTechnica Private equity firms are increasingly...
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Delaware committee advises against Medicare Advantage for state retirees
Becker's Payer Issues A state committee is recommending Delaware cast aside any plans to provide retired state employees health benefits...
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PBMs, telehealth, transparency lead Congress' 2024 to-do list
Modern Healthcare Presidential election years tend to be poor times to attempt major healthcare legislation, but Congress' failure to...
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CMS asks health plans, PBMs to ease up on independent pharmacies
A new letter urges payers to put in place special payment arrangements with pharmacies before a new policy kicks in that could reduce how...
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CVS sometimes forces people to use its pharmacies. Now the Supreme Court will weigh in
At issue is whether “patient steering” can be discriminatory Ohio Capital Journal It’s a practice long complained of in Ohio. CVS Health...
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Ohio takes first steps toward big Medicaid overhaul
Ohio Medicaid, which provides health care to more than a quarter of the state’s population, is poised to take a big step in a major...
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