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Cautionary tale: Plan sponsors losing manufacturer rebate dollars to PBMs through rebate aggregators
A growing number of examples of PBMs causing economic harm to plan sponsors through rebate aggregators is publicly emerging. Benefits Pro...
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NAIC Considers PBM Regulation; Additional Requirements Possibly on Tap
JD Supra Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should consider the implications of a model law making its way through the National Association...
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Oregon prescription drug price control proposal would put the state out front
IPMD Note: Oregon's newly proposed legislation is based on MD 2019 enacted legislation SB 669/HB 1095 The Oregonian A bipartisan group of...
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DOJ investigating UnitedHealth Group's $13 billion Change Healthcare acquisition
Modern Healthcare Federal officials want a second look at UnitedHealth Group's $13 billion plan to acquire data analytics and revenue...
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Mississippi investigating its largest Medicaid provider over pharmacy benefits
Daily Journal Mississippi officials are investigating whether Fortune 500 company Centene and possibly other firms may have significantly...
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Overworked, understaffed: Pharmacists say industry in crisis puts patient safety at risk
"We're going to have a fatal error somewhere," said a pharmacy technician in New York, "because we're doing too many things at once.” NBC...
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Beyond Big Cities, Independent Pharmacies ‘Begging’ for Vaccine
Bloomberg Dared and Renee Price are husband-and-wife pharmacists in south-central Kansas, and have spent tens of thousands of dollars and...
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Bill aims to increase drug-price transparency for Tennessee patients
Main Street Clarksville Some state lawmakers want stricter regulations to ensure Tennesseans have access to affordable prescription...
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The hidden players putting independent pharmacies out of business
NPR The Pulse NPR Editor’s note: Many independent pharmacies say their business model is threatened by pharmacy benefit managers. To see...
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Small pharmacies beat big chains at delivering vaccines. Don’t look so shocked.
The Washington Post Americans think large enterprises are invariably more efficient. They aren’t. More than a month into the coronavirus...
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Pharmacy benefit managers take heavy criticism from a new source: local officials
STAT News In what is being described as an unusual move, a Pennsylvania county is openly blaming pharmacy benefit managers for high...
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Some retail pharmacies vaccinating Marylanders against COVID-19 as part of pilot program
WBALTV 11 A pilot program began vaccinating Marylanders this week at 35 retail pharmacies in underserved areas. Gov. Larry Hogan said...
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Lawmakers question state’s move to shift vaccine doses to pharmacies
Maryland Daily Record Maryland is shifting small amounts of coronavirus vaccine doses to private pharmacies as state health officials...
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New insulin report highlights how incentives benefit middlemen, harm patients
ThePharmaLetter The US Senate Finance Committee has released a new report detailing findings of its investigation into the role that...
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Maine diverting 500 vaccine doses from CVS to independent pharmacy
Press Herald The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention will divert 500 COVID-19 vaccine doses from CVS to an independent...
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Pharmacies say they could do more to distribute vaccines. States are listening.
Experts said it's an important step in ramping up distribution, one that makes sense given the millions of flu shots pharmacists...
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Guard helps with vaccine push
Arkansas Democrat Gazette As part of the state's fight against the covid-19 pandemic, about 45 Arkansas National Guard members are...
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Feds to Start Using Pharmacies to Ramp Up Administration of COVID Vaccines
Medscape Medscape Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. The federal...
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For Already Struggling Independent Pharmacies, Blue Cross Program Brings More Pain
Indy Week North Carolina’s largest health insurance provider announced in November that it would mail more than $200 million in health...
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The Implications Of Rutledge v. PCMA For State Health Care Cost Regulation
Health Affairs On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court handed a significant win to states and broadened the path forward for state health...
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