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Torpedoes In the Water
FTC Chair Lina Khan and Antitrust Division chief Jonathan Kanter have set in motion a revolution in antitrust. The explosions are about...
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AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty
KHN In September, AARP, the giant organization for older Americans, agreed to promote a burgeoning chain of medical clinics called Oak...
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Carter requests FTC investigation into pharmacy benefit managers
The Ripon Advance U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to launch an investigation into alleged...
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AMA: Insurers not sticking to prior authorizations deal from 2018
Modern Healthcare Health insurance companies haven't adequately implemented changes to the prior authorization process that insurers and...
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New Senate bill aims to empower FTC to crack down on PBMs
Fierce Healthcare New bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate aims to empower the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on...
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It’s Time for Drug Middlemen to Own Up and Pass the Savings to Consumers
The dysfunction with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) is so troublesome that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently...
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Drugmakers, pharmacy middlemen sued over insulin prices
Ohio Capital Journal The companies that make prescription drugs and the pharmacy middlemen that buy them have been quick to blame each...
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PBMs force higher health care costs
News-Graphic Between record-high inflation and increased gas prices, American families are feeling the financial strain at every turn....
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California fines an OptumRx pharmacy for jeopardizing patient health. Is that enough?
STAT+ Pharmalot The California Board of Pharmacy fined OptumRx, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., $100,000 for a...
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CVS complaint raises question: Is it customer service or a HIPAA violation?
Modern Healthcare Patient Beth Joyner Waldron's social media presence, and a company's response to it, has raised a legal question. For...
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UnitedHealth Inflated Drug Costs, Louisiana Attorney General Alleges in Suit
Insurer used secret prices, byzantine supply chain, AG alleges Scrutiny of drug benefit managers’ business practices growing Bloomberg...
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Prospect of lower fees for prescription drugs could be dashed by new maneuver from PBMs
The Columbus Dispatch A few months ago, proposed federal action to reduce fees on prescription drugs used by millions of older Americans...
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Ohio Bill Bans 'Co-Pay Accumulator' Practice by Insurers
MedScape Medical News The Ohio House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would enable patients to use drug manufacturer...
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With Democrats' health agenda stalled, lawmakers turn to insulin
The push comes as many other Democratic proposals to lower health care costs remain on ice. Politico Democrats who have hit a wall on...
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You soon might be able to visit your doctor at your local drug store
Using one highly consolidated part of the health care system to solve the problems of another highly consolidated portion can be highly...
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Grassley pushes for PBM probe
Sen. Chuck Grassley is urging the Federal Trade Commission to "find consensus" and vote again to launch a study into the business...
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Report Released by the Maryland Insurance Administration
Rutledge v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association and its impact on Title 15, Subtitle 16 of the Maryland Insurance Article. Click...
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Prior authorization demands are getting worse, survey finds
Most said authorization requirements have increased over the past year. Healthcare practices and doctors say the process is hurting...
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Pinched Pharmacies Pressure FTC to Take Action on Drug Costs
FTC likely to study pharmacy benefit managers Independent pharmacies join criticism of powerful middlemen Bloomberg Law Independent...
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FTC Study On PBM Practices, Rebates: Stalemate So Far, But Bipartisan Interest Remains
After motion to advance fails at 17 February meeting, proposed study design will be revamped, not scrapped. Despite the 2-2 deadlock on...
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