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3Axis Report Scrutinizes PBM Spread Pricing Practice
The 3Axis Advisors analysis suggests PBMs’ spread pricing practices leads to employers being charged different amounts for the same...


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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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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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UnitedHealth Group CEO takes bipartisan heat in Senate hearing over cyberattack
The Hill UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty took fire from both sides of the aisle Wednesday during his testimony before the Senate...


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Chains Feeling the Squeeze
It’s time for the folks in Washington to stop paying lip service to the problem and pass legislation that will rein in the PBMs. Pharmacy...

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David Balto: End the link between PBMs and drug prices
Waco Tribune-Herald It’s not a secret that our prescription drug pricing system is broken. To address the root of the problem, the Biden...

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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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Commentary: How lawmakers can protect copay assistance
Maryland Matters In the complicated landscape of health care, one thing is abundantly clear — the current drug pricing system is broken....


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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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Under threat from industry ‘middlemen,’ independent pharmacies gain allies in D.C., Frankfort
Pharmacy entrepreneur Mark Cuban had nothing good to say about pharmacy benefit managers, who also are the subject of a Kentucky bill...

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First Look: PBM probe update
Axios Pro Pharmacy benefit managers aren't fully complying with a federal probe into their business practices more than a year and a half...


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A Bipartisan Coalition of 39 State Attorneys General Urge Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
NAAG The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Congressional leaders on behalf of 39 attorneys general who...


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House panel passes PBM bill that bans spread pricing, only allows a flat service fee
The Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging (DRUG) Act would require pharmacy benefit managers that contract with a carrier offering...


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2024: A Pivotal Year in Curbing Pharmacy Costs
MedCity News 2024 stands at a critical juncture in the battle against soaring pharmacy costs. In 2023, prescription drug costs rose by...


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Michigan’s Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act Takes Effect
Frier Levitt With the New Year underway, Pharmacies and Pharmacists throughout the country should be on the lookout for new laws taking...

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1 big thing: Employers in the dark
Axios Vitals Employers are facing stronger legal requirements to ensure they aren't wasting their workers' money on overpriced health...

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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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