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This small-town pharmacy may be a model for more affordable drugs
STAT News Honest Rx operates like any other pharmacy in the United States — with one big exception. It does not accept health insurance....
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Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans
NPR Shots: Health News Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage...
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Why are Healthcare Costs So High? Blame the Middlemen
Large employers, particularly self-insured companies, can demand a better and fairer system. They can use their contracting power to...
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AG Nessel Joins Bipartisan Coalition to Regulate Abusive Practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general from across the country in an amicus brief to...
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Congressman Escalates War With PBMs
They are hurting healthcare affordability and quality, says Rep. Buddy Carter MedPage Today Representative Buddy Carter, BSPharm (R-Ga.),...
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Hospitals still aren't complying with transparency rules
Axios Health Almost two years after a Trump-era cost transparency rule took effect, many hospitals are flouting a requirement that they...
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OPINION: The Need for Healthcare Reform
Pagosa Daily Post Over the last 22 years the price of medical care, including services provided, insurance, drugs, and medical equipment,...
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Tackling cancer while battling the insurance system
Even plans that are supposed to save patients money can end up costing them dearly The Washington Post When you take up residency in...
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Doctors, seniors groups flag concerns with Medicare Advantage
STAT News Doctors, patients, and seniors groups are airing new grievances about Medicare Advantage, arguing the growing government...
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Patient groups sue feds to crack down on insurer, PBM copay adjustment programs
A collection of patient advocacy groups is suing to demand the federal government outlaw copay accumulator programs they say inflate...
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Unsolved Mysteries: NPI spoofing
Someone has been submitting claims to PBMs pretending they are part of our pharmacy. We're not the only affected pharmacy. I want it to...
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Charting a Course to Protect Consumers at Pharmacy Counters
Inside Sources There is an Inspector Clouseau quality to how Washington policymakers address the challenge of high prescription drug...
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Senate drug price bill is limited to Medicare. Here's what it means for those with private insurance
CNN When Senate Democrats crafted their legislation to lower drug prices, they wanted two main measures to encompass both the private...
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CVS scheme diverted millions from underserved population, NY AG says
Attorney General Letitia James accused CVS of a scheme starting in 2017 to prevent New York safety net hospitals from using the company...
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Congress should seize opportunity to cut medication costs for consumers
The Hill Prices are on the rise on just about every category of goods and services: food, housing, and healthcare. Consumers could use a...
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PBM: Unmask the Villains of Healthcare’s High Costs
Practicing Physicians of America Would you like to lower healthcare costs, restore quality and improve choice? Yes? Then you MUST learn...
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Chronically Ill Patients Want Voice in FTC Pharmacy Agent Probe
Chronic illness patients want the FTC to incorporate their experiences getting treatment into the agency’s pharmacy benefit manager...
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Lower insulin co-pays, list prices targeted in new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill
Florida Phoenix Two key senators have unveiled the details of a bipartisan plan to lower costs for insulin, a lifesaving drug that some...
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Employers Hope FTC Probe of Pharmacy Benefits Eases Drug Prices
Bloomberg Law Large companies that spend billions of dollar a year on prescription drugs for their employees are hoping that the Federal...
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A ‘veritable playground’: CVS whistleblower details how patients were charged higher drug prices
STAT News The conversation reflected frustration and disbelief. A woman had called SilverScript, which runs one of the largest Medicare...
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