Community pharmacies are facing major barriers due to PBM practices and vertical integration, ultimately jeopardizing patient access and trust in health care. Drug Topics Independent community pharmacies are grappling with unprecedented pressures that threaten their viability and reshape the patient care landscape. As pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices like direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees, clawbacks, and low reimbursement rates have accelerated, pharmacists

The drug intermediary overseeing the military’s TRICARE pharmacy program is limiting access to care and overcharging taxpayers hundreds of dollars on average per prescription. The Lever Reporter: Helen Santoro One of the nation’s most powerful pharmacy intermediaries is quietly charging the military’s health insurance program $484 more on average per generic drug than independent and big chain pharmacies, according to exclusive data shared with The Lever. The scheme forces ta

The corporate takeover of health care has destroyed America’s health STAT Reporters: Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, Adam W. Gaffney, and Danny McCormick Health care costs are surging. ACA Marketplace premiums will rise 18%  next year— even more for the millions set to lose their enhanced federal subsidies without congressional action. Meanwhile, big employers expect their premiums — already about $25,000 for family coverage — to increase 9% in 2026. Gargantuan he

WVEC 13 News Now Reporter: Emily Harrison Researchers presented early findings to Virginia lawmakers, sounding the alarm about the...

Axios Reporter: Maya Goldman Drug price middlemen are going to court to fight a first-in-the-nation effort to police their ownership of...

News & Observer Reporter: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi The North Carolina Senate passed Wednesday, with unanimous support, a bill...

Axios Reporter: Tina Reed At least half a dozen states are weighing new restrictions aimed at limiting pharmacy benefit managers' ability...

They say current setup gives them “power over their own pharmacies’ competition” Ohio Capital Journal Reporter: Marty Schlade n Ohio...

Arkansas is leading the charge in regulating PBMs, which the Federal Trade Commission said in a 2024 report are inflating drug costs and...

Pharmacy benefit managers say attempts to restrict their business practices will lead to higher drug prices for patients. Rep. Heather...

While multiple factors can contribute to a business closing, the additional costs Pharmacy Benefit Managers impose on pharmacies...

The bill aims to protect Virginians' access to healthcare and lower costs by creating a single benefit manager for the state's Medicaid...

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...

A survey conducted by 3 Axis Advisors revealed potential impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Drug Price Negotiation...

KARK News Reporter: Alex Kienlen The Arkansas Legislative Council voted on Friday to make an emergency rule on pharmacy benefit managers...

AL.com Reporter: Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Since 2018, about 350 pharmacies in Alabama closed their doors. That’s more than one a week....

Modern Healthcare Reporter: Michael McAuliff Lawmakers and advocates are making a last-ditch effort to include pharmacy benefit...

KFF Health News Reporter: Andy Miller While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some...

The Body Reporter: Tim Murphy I had a shocking revelation recently. For several years here in my New York neighborhood in Queens, I’ve...

Ohio Capital Journal Pharmacy middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers deny claims that they’re responsible for the inflating cost of...