Independent pharmacists blame ‘medical middlemen’ for soaring drug costs, pharmacy closures
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you have trouble affording prescription drugs, some independent pharmacists say that so-called ...
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Incoming Senate Majority Leader Thune hails from a state that relies on rural hospitals, telehealth
The South Dakota Republican has a track record on telehealth, supporting rural hospitals, accountability for pharmacy benefit ...
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Budzinski hosts pharmacist roundtable to call out predatory drug middlemen
Under the current system, PBMs act as middlemen between manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies - inflating drug prices at the expense of patients with complex rebate and pricing structures. In ...
PBM reform push heats up
Click in for more news from The Hill{beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story PBM reform push heats up Congress is ...
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NACDS to 118th Congress: Now, let’s get PBM reform done
Steve Anderson said there remains an urgent need for the current 118th Congress to reform the tactics of market-dominant ...
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Drug companies found liable in Baltimore’s opioid crisis, must pay $266M in damages
The companies, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, will split over $266 million in past and future damages if the verdict ...
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Health care giant sues to stop antitrust probe of pharmacy drug middlemen
The owner of one of the three largest pharmacy middlemen in the United States last month filed suit to quash an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to investigate industry ...
Justice Department antitrust division looking at health care conglomerates, pharmacy drug middlemen
Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be disrupted. On a visit to Columbus, ...
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager math: Big chains paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure Rx. Small drugstores paid $1.51
Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen who manage virtually all prescriptions written in the U.S. Serving as brokers among drugmakers, pharmacies, and health insurers, these health care entities ...
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Optum audit shows possible law violation, lower payments to independent pharmacies
The review of Minnesota-based Optum’s business practices by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy indicated that the company paid independent pharmacies in Mississippi rates lower than chains and ...
Judge Gives Hawaii Chance to Update Drug Price Suit Against PBMs
Hawaii has another opportunity to seek damages against the country’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers over alleged ...
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Budzinski Hosts Roundtable With Independent Pharmacists to Call Out Predatory Drug Middlemen
Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) will host a roundtable discussion with independent pharmacists on Saturday, November 2, ...