PBM Issues

National Consumers League | Blog Post A recent op-ed, “It’s Time for Facts in the PBM Debate” by the president of one of the nation’s...

McKnights Senior Living Long-term care resident access to prescription drugs is being squeezed as several market and regulatory factors...

The Partnership for Safe Medicines Whether it’s N95 masks, airbags, or helmets, demand for a product that the legitimate market cannot...

Yahoo! Finance Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) are employing new strategies to squeeze independent pharmacies, even as the industry...

DRUG CHANNELS By Mark Cuban, Co-founder, Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company Why does my company—the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs...

STAT+ News The biggest enticement that large pharmacy benefit managers offer to the employers that hire them is drug rebates — a steady...

DC Journal | Inside Sources In his State of the Union address last week, President Biden doubled down on this commitment to decreasing...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2024 “UnitedHealth Group’s Lack of an Execution-Ready Back Up Plan to Prevent Disruption to Patient Care is a Shocking Dereliction of Duty” WASHINGTON, DC (March 12, 2024) – Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency ( TruthRx.org ) released the following statement today regarding UnitedHealth Group’s failure to resolve predictable patient and provider access breakdowns following the February 21, 2024 cyber attack: “Over the last 21 days,

The hacking shut down the nation’s biggest health care payment system, causing financial chaos that affected a broad spectrum ranging...

Yahoo News Wondering where he could get prescription diabetic shoes after his neighborhood Davidsville Mainline Pharmacy closes, Jim Carr...

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2024 “Every day that passes without PBM reform is a day a community in America risks losing access to a pharmacy, its most readily available healthcare provider. ” PHOENIX, AZ (February 27, 2024) – The Executive Board of Directors of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency ( PUTT ) issued the following statement after Congress’ decision to eliminate pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform provisions in the government’s latest funding pa

The Times-Tribune Dennis Czerw, owner of Parkway Pharmacy in Philadelphia, served 175 new customers in January. He was “astounded,” he...

HEALTH CARE un-covered Authors: WENDELL POTTER & BRIAN KLEPPER Consolidating and cornering health-care markets In November, Optum...

Kentucky Lantern Four years after leading the effort to cut corporate middlemen out of the prescription drug business for Kentucky’s...

2024 stands at a critical juncture in the battle against soaring pharmacy costs. MedCity News 2024 stands at a critical juncture in the...

NBC News 12 Wisconsin The only pharmacy in St Germain closed last month. It had been there for more than 40 years. The reason why it went...

Fox News 2 For nearly 30 years, Betty Whitcomb’s trusted this independently owned pharmacy in Overland for her pills. “He just lets me...

Axios Vitals Employers are facing stronger legal requirements to ensure they aren't wasting their workers' money on overpriced health...

RealClear Health Small businesses -- your favorite local coffee shop, boutique, salon and florist -- punch way above their weight in the...