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PUTTbulletin May 2025 Something is seriously wrong with military prescription drug pricing, and it's time we talked about it. In the coming weeks PUTT will launch what we hope to be a provocative campaign focused on some troubling - but largely unacknowledged - questions: why are our military families and taxpayers paying dramatically inflated prices for generic prescription drugs through Tricare's PBM, Express Scripts? And what are we doing about it? It’s a Problem We Can’t

Duluth News Tribune OPINION: by PUTT President, Deborah Keaveny On March 21, pharmacist Philip Hommerding was busy dispensing medications...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, suggested Congress could once again move to overhaul PBMs’ controversial business practices after it passes...

The program was supposed to save the government money. It doesn’t. The Washington Post Editorial Board Republicans in Congress have made...

Let’s cut the nonsense: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) aren’t just shady middlemen—they’re operating a masterclass in anti-competitive...

PUTTbulletin April 2025 As you read this, the PUTT Board is in Washington D.C. taking part in NCPA’s annual Congressional Fly In. We’re excited to join our fellow members, NCPA friends and other partners in PBM reform for 2 days of face-to-face meetings with federal policy makers about the need for PBM reform NOW. On Monday, April 28, PUTT Board member Brandi Chane participated in the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee Panel PBMs: The Drug Middlemen Who Increase Drug Pric

The worst marriage in the history of healthcare is the unholy union of PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) and formulary design. This carefree couple has fostered the creation of inconceivably high priced brand drugs in the U.S. market for decades, and we need an immediate annulment. Plan formularies are more influenced by quid pro quo payments between PBMs and drugmakers than clinical guidelines. Thanks to a safe harbor exemption from the Anti-Kickback Statute, PBMs can legall

The state officials claim that ownership limits competition Consumer Affairs Reporter: Mark Huffman Key takeaways State attorneys general...

Talking Points & Analysis of President Donald J. Trump Executive Order: LOWERING DRUG PRICES BY ONCE AGAIN PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST ...

Arkansas Advocate Reporter: Tess Vrbin A House panel Wednesday approved a bill aimed at preventing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from...

Whenever lawmakers begin discussing Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform, a familiar pattern emerges: new advocacy groups, often with...

It’s happening again. Independent pharmacies across the country are receiving notices that their pharmacy software is being phased out....

Newsweek Reporter: Suzanne Blake A Republican lawmaker has gone after UnitedHealthcare over its Medicare plan, calling the insurance...

The Natchez Democrat Reporter: Jan Griffey A Natchez pharmacist is applauding legislation being considered by the Mississippi House and...

KRCR ABC News7 Reporter: AUSTIN DENEAN | The National News Desk The House is renewing a push to take on pharmacy benefit managers that...

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their lobbyists have mastered the art of spin. They claim to lower drug prices, increase patient...

Recently the Texas Attorney General (AG) issued an opinion on state House Bills 1763 and 1919. This opinion has significant implications for the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in Texas. AG Paxton’s opinion addresses the enforceability of these laws and their interaction with federal regulations, specifically the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Why Does It Matter? An AG’s opinion is an authoritative interpretation of existing laws requested by

Over 90% of independent pharmacy owners worry the program would severely hurt their finances, one survey reported. Healthcare Brew...

Modern Healthcare Reporter: Michael McAuliff Lawmakers who came within days of passing new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers are...

KAKE News Reporter: Lily O'Brien When dozens of independent Kansas pharmacies close their doors Tuesday night, they won't open back up...