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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Will Trump Adopt the Current FTC's Antitrust Posture?
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under Chair Lina Khan took an aggressive approach to tackling anticompetitive behavior in ...
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Breaking Down Biosimilar Barriers: Payer and PBM Policies
Part 2 of this series for Global Biosimilars Week dives into the complexities of payer and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) ...
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The Trump Sequel: What to Expect on PBMs, 340B, Drug Pricing, and RFK Jr
Lindsay Bealor Greenleaf, JD, MBA, of ADVI Health, weighs in on what to expect in key health care policy areas in the wake of ...
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PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their ...
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Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers are a roadblock to affordable medications
Current legislation before Congress, including the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (S.2973) and the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 (S.3430), ...
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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 ...