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PBM Reform


PUTT Blog | It’s “Go Time!” Does Your Congressional Representative Support the Pharmacists Fight Back Act?
It’s time! The most comprehensive federal pro-pharmacy/pharmacy patient PBM reform legislation is poised to be filed, so it’s time for all of us to take the first step of our campaign - yes, during the government shutdown - to support advancing this legislation to eventual successful enactment. A Quick PFB Recap: Two Bills, One Mission The Pharmacists Fight Back Act (PFB) is now strategically split into two bills to allow for relevant jurisdictional process. “PFB Medicare
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Oct 313 min read


PUTT Blog | 7 Days of PBM Reform and Resistance: A Not-So-Typical Week at PUTT
Are We Talking About the Same Middlemen? Following President Trump’s announcement today of “TrumpRx”, a new executive initiative to help lower patient drug costs, we thought for a minute the Chief Executive might have gotten pharmacies confused with PBMs. Currently there are not enough details to know exactly what TrumpRx is or how it would work, but we can all agree that patient safety cannot be compromised by removing access to trusted pharmacy professionals. Even if Tru
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Sep 293 min read


PUTT Blog | Meeting the Moment: The Time for Bold Action is NOW
There will never be a better opportunity to swing out big for aggressive, meaningful PBM reform. The moment is now. Let’s do this...
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Sep 33 min read


In The News | Letters: Rural residents & veterans need a fair system. PBMs hinder that.
NoLa.com Author: Monique Whitney, PUTT Executive Director Recently guest essayist Rob Maness suggested banning pharmacy benefit managers...
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Aug 272 min read


In The News | PBM State Fights Will Live On After High Court’s Petition Denial
Oklahoma decision viewed as affirming broad ERISA preemption Employers increasingly challenging PBM laws across the country Bloomberg Law...
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Jul 222 min read


PUTT Blog | MNindys: From Google Group to a Force of State Advocacy
Author: Deborah Keaveny, PUTT President, MNindys Founder In June of 2020 the Minnesota Independent Pharmacists ( MNIndys ) was created as...
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Jun 304 min read


In The News | As pharmacies close, Ohio Chamber blasted for siding with middlemen
Ohio Capital Journal Reporter: Marty Schladen Owners of small pharmacies — many themselves members of local chambers of commerce — are...
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Jun 263 min read


In the News | The White House Can Lower Drug Prices By Fixing The Market, Not Price Controls
The Federalist Author: Drew Johnson Why do we have a medical system in this country where too many people can’t get the treatment that...
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Jun 183 min read


In the News | Sarah Huckabee Sanders: My State Is Taking On the Middlemen Who Inflate Drug Prices
The New York Times Author: Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Behind inflated prescription prices, complicated insurance plans and...
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Jun 112 min read


In The News | PBMs fight back against state restrictions
Axios Reporter: Maya Goldman Drug price middlemen are going to court to fight a first-in-the-nation effort to police their ownership of...
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Jun 42 min read


PUTT Statement | DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Taskforce Public Comment
May 27, 2025 Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Re: Anticompetitive Practices by Vertically Integrated Health Insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers Dear Members of the Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force: I am writing on behalf of the independent pharmacy members of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) to bring to your attention the urgent need for antitrust enforcem
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Jun 25 min read


PUTT Blog | The Chamber of Commerce Is Missing in Action on PBM Reform - And It's No Accident
Independent pharmacies are small businesses. That shouldn’t be a controversial statement. We employ local residents, serve vulnerable...
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May 303 min read


PUTT Letter to NV Governor Lombardo: Veto AB 259
May 30, 2025 The Honorable Joseph Lombardo Governor of Nevada 101 N. Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Dear Governor Lombardo, I am reaching out to you today on behalf of Nevada’s independent pharmacies and their patients to respectfully urge you to veto Assembly Bill 259, which would implement prescription drug price controls similar to those established under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act . Community pharmacists are deepl
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May 293 min read


In the News | Stopping a ‘moral obscenity’: Senate Judiciary Committee expresses support for PBM reform
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, suggested Congress could once again move to overhaul PBMs’ controversial business practices after it passes...
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May 144 min read


PUTT Blog | Time For a 20th Century Law Revival
Let’s cut the nonsense: pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) aren’t just shady middlemen—they’re operating a masterclass in anti-competitive...
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Apr 303 min read


In the News | State attorneys general ask Congress to bar PBMs from owning pharmacies
The state officials claim that ownership limits competition Consumer Affairs Reporter: Mark Huffman Key takeaways State attorneys general...
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Apr 232 min read


PUTT Blog | President Trump Executive Order Analysis from Boesen & Snow Law Firm
Talking Points & Analysis of President Donald J. Trump Executive Order: LOWERING DRUG PRICES BY ONCE AGAIN PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST ...
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Apr 177 min read


In the News | Proposed ban on drug middlemen owning retail pharmacies passes Arkansas House committee
Arkansas Advocate Reporter: Tess Vrbin A House panel Wednesday approved a bill aimed at preventing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from...
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Apr 43 min read


PUTT Blog | The Shadow Groups Attempting to Stall PBM Reform
Whenever lawmakers begin discussing Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform, a familiar pattern emerges: new advocacy groups, often with...
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Mar 312 min read


In the News | MIDDLE MAN vs. LITTLE MAN: Mississippi’s small, independent pharmacies ask for help from legislature
The Natchez Democrat Reporter: Jan Griffey A Natchez pharmacist is applauding legislation being considered by the Mississippi House and...
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Mar 131 min read
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