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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...

Pa. legislators passed a law to regulate pharmacy middlemen. But the state doesn’t enforce it.

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Pa. legislators passed a law to regulate pharmacy middlemen. But the state doesn’t enforce it.

Pharmacy benefit managers often conduct ‘fraud, waste and abuse investigations’ that find clerical errors Pennsylvania Capital Star In...

3Axis Report Scrutinizes PBM Spread Pricing Practice

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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...

Op-Ed: Health care middlemen don’t benefit NJ patients or pharmacists

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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...

The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs

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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...

Independent pharmacists start ads asking Congress for relief from PBMs, ask Supreme Court to hear a case

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Independent pharmacists start ads asking Congress for relief from PBMs, ask Supreme Court to hear a case

Northern Kentucky Tribune Independent community pharmacists have begun an advertising campaign to get Congress to rein in pharmacy...

Miyares joins cohort pressing for U.S. Supreme Court to review pharmacy benefit manager case

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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....

PHARMACIES: PBMs are killing independent owners

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PHARMACIES: PBMs are killing independent owners

Coeur d'Alene/Post Falls Press As a local pharmacist, it was refreshing for me to see an article in The Press about the challenges facing...

As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind

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As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind

Associated Press To view AP's interactive pharmacy access map, click here Opening stores used to mean everything to pharmacy chains. CVS...

Patients, pharmacists march against PBM business model

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Patients, pharmacists march against PBM business model

Patients, pharmacists and their advocates marched at Express Scripts Headquarters in north St. Louis County Friday in opposition to the...

Congress needs to stop pharmacy benefit managers from wrongly impeding access to drugs

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Pharmacy Patients

Congress needs to stop pharmacy benefit managers from wrongly impeding access to drugs

Cleveland.com When I was 40 years old, I received a medical diagnosis we all fear: cancer. In the prime of my life, doctors confirmed...

Navarro Announces Completion of First Pharmacy Benefit Manager Exams

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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...

UnitedHealth Group CEO takes bipartisan heat in Senate hearing over cyberattack

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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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Legislation

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...

David Balto: End the link between PBMs and drug prices

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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...

Nearly a third of independent pharmacies at risk of closure in 2024

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Nearly a third of independent pharmacies at risk of closure in 2024

The pharmacies are feeling the strains of a CMS rule that went into effect at the start of the year. Healthcare Brew Independent...

The Truth Behind Medicare (Dis)Advantage's Disinformation Campaign | Opinion

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Medicare/Medicaid

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...

Commentary: How lawmakers can protect copay assistance

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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....

Years later, states' drug pricing boards have yet to bring down costs

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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...

The PBM-insurer mafia comes for community pharmacies

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The PBM-insurer mafia comes for community pharmacies

UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna’s PBMs are using their market share and pull in Washington to drive one of the key levers to manage...