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To Lower Prescription Costs, Policymakers Must Keep Their Eyes on the Prize - Inside Sources
Prescott eNews At the speed of today’s news cycle, it can be hard to keep up with the latest healthcare policy news coming out of...
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Drug price reform: 5 state-level bills and their potential national impacts
BenefitsPro Reporter: Wes Hill Whether it is regulating pharmaceutical manufacturers, health insurers, or pharmacy benefits managers,...
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PBMs fight back against state restrictions
Axios Reporter: Maya Goldman Drug price middlemen are going to court to fight a first-in-the-nation effort to police their ownership of...
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States Become More Aggressive with PBM Reform
State efforts are aiming to bring more disclosure and transparency to PBM practices, mandating certain pharmacy reimbursement levels,...
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NC Senate passes bill to reform prescription drug market, enhance transparency
News & Observer Reporter: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi The North Carolina Senate passed Wednesday, with unanimous support, a bill...
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Arkansas PBM law could spur lookalike restrictions
Axios Reporter: Tina Reed At least half a dozen states are weighing new restrictions aimed at limiting pharmacy benefit managers' ability...
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Ohio attorney general and 38 others call on Congress to stop middlemen from owning pharmacies
They say current setup gives them “power over their own pharmacies’ competition” Ohio Capital Journal Reporter: Marty Schlade n Ohio...
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Arkansas legislature passes bill to ban 'monopoly' PBMs from owning pharmacies in state
Arkansas is leading the charge in regulating PBMs, which the Federal Trade Commission said in a 2024 report are inflating drug costs and...
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Pharmacists push for reforms to pharmacy benefit managers in NC
Pharmacy benefit managers say attempts to restrict their business practices will lead to higher drug prices for patients. Rep. Heather...
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Save Local Pharmacies Act passes in both chambers in the Virginia general assembly
The bill aims to protect Virginians' access to healthcare and lower costs by creating a single benefit manager for the state's Medicaid...
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Big insurance declares war on small-town pharmacists
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...
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Pressure Mounts for PBM Reform Amid Rising Drug Costs
Independent Voter News Reporter: Cara Brown McCormick The Hidden Power of PBMs: A System Under Scrutiny Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)...
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Drive Up Costs
Newsmax Reporter: Mark Swanson Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., is taking aim at three pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that operate...
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Arkansas Legislative Council makes pharmacy-protecting PBM rule permanent
KARK News Reporter: Alex Kienlen The Arkansas Legislative Council voted on Friday to make an emergency rule on pharmacy benefit managers...
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Lawmakers push health insurers, PBMs to sell pharmacy businesses
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are facing a new round of scrutiny this week across Capitol Hill. The Hill Health Care Newsletter A...
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PBM and telehealth measures falter in Congress' year-end rush
Modern Healthcare Reporter: Michael McAuliff Lawmakers and advocates are making a last-ditch effort to include pharmacy benefit...
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The Costly Failures Of Medicine’s Middlemen
Forbes Robert Pearl, M.D. Forbes Contributor The American medical system has become undeniably complex, a far cry from the days when...
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The ERISA Industry Committee Calls on Congress to Close Loophole and Deem PBMs as a “Fiduciary” under ERISA
ERIC The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) today released a new issue brief , “PBM Reform: Deem PBMs a “Fiduciary” Under ERISA,” calling...
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PBM executives decline to revise controversial testimony to House committee
The leaders of Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts had until Wednesday to walk back statements they made in July — or face potential...
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PBM executives threatened with fines and jail time for alleged perjury in House hearing
Testimony from the heads of Express Scripts, Optum Rx and Caremark in July defending pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices could...
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