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Arkansas legislature passes bill to ban 'monopoly' PBMs from owning pharmacies in state
Arkansas is leading the charge in regulating PBMs, which the Federal Trade Commission said in a 2024 report are inflating drug costs and...
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Pharmacists push for reforms to pharmacy benefit managers in NC
Pharmacy benefit managers say attempts to restrict their business practices will lead to higher drug prices for patients. Rep. Heather...
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Educate Patients About How PBMs’ Vertical Integration Impacts Their Health Care
Pharmacy Times Author: Muhammad Cheema, PharmD Imagine walking into your pharmacy only to find that your medication is no longer...
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Commentary: Why your pharmacy may be disappearing
While multiple factors can contribute to a business closing, the additional costs Pharmacy Benefit Managers impose on pharmacies...
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Save Local Pharmacies Act passes in both chambers in the Virginia general assembly
The bill aims to protect Virginians' access to healthcare and lower costs by creating a single benefit manager for the state's Medicaid...
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Big insurance declares war on small-town pharmacists
1819 News Author: Tony Cochran John* is a pharmacist in a small community. A wonderful husband and father to his two children, John has a...
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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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Arkansas Legislative Council makes pharmacy-protecting PBM rule permanent
KARK News Reporter: Alex Kienlen The Arkansas Legislative Council voted on Friday to make an emergency rule on pharmacy benefit managers...
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How Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Harming Patients—and What Policymakers Can Do About It
The Century Foundation Author: Thomas Waldrop , Fellow Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had begun...
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PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51
KFF Health News Reporter: Andy Miller While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some...
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Employers Haven’t a Clue How Their Drug Benefits Are Managed
KFF Health News Reporter: Arthur Allen Most employers have little idea what the pharmacy benefit managers they hire do with the money...
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Killing Indie Pharmacies and Limiting Patient Choice
The Body Reporter: Tim Murphy I had a shocking revelation recently. For several years here in my New York neighborhood in Queens, I’ve...
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It’s Not Just Big Pharma: Meet the Middlemen Blocking Access to Medication
Pharmacy benefit managers have massive control over people’s medications, but a growing movement is pushing for reform. Truthout...
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Higher Drug Costs, Less Choice: How PBMs Affect Everyday Americans’ Healthcare
Forbes The nation’s attention remains fixed on pharmacy benefit managers. Following a series of House Oversight Committee meetings on...
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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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Do pharmacy benefit managers play a role in pharmacy closures?
Ziks Pharmacy seeing numerous customers rushing to them for care. Dayton Daily News As pharmacies continue to shutter across the nation...
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Pharmacy benefit managers profit at expense of patients and small pharmacies, FTC says
Pharmacy benefit managers may raise the prices of prescription drugs at the pharmacy counter, the Federal Trade Commission found. CNN...
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Maryland could cap prices for Ozempic and other diabetes drugs
A state board picked those products and two others for reviews that could lead to "upper payment limits." ALM Benefits Pro The Maryland...
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Op-Ed: Health care middlemen don’t benefit NJ patients or pharmacists
Pharmacy benefit managers ‘use practices that create access barriers for patients and administrative challenges for pharmacists’ NJ...
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The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government. The New York Times Americans...
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