Press Releases

Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency calls for national conversation on massive price differences between cash-pay generics and Tricare PBM charges (PHOENIX, AZ) – [JUNE 16, 2025] – Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency ( PUTT ) today announced the launch of its "Audit TRICARE" campaign ( AuditTRICARE.org ), a critical initiative designed to bring transparency to questionable pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) pricing practices that may be costing taxpayers milli

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

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, AR  — In a major victory for independent pharmacies and patient access to care, the Arkansas State Legislature has passed House Bill 1150 , landmark legislation that prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)  from operating their own or affiliated pharmacies while simultaneously managing pharmacy benefits. Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT)  today congratulated Arkansas lawmakers and praised the passage of HB

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, AR – In a bold move to enhance patient care and support local pharmacies, lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced a new bill aimed at banning pharmacies owned by the largest, vertically integrated pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from operating in the state. HB1150 is designed to improve patient access to medications, and ensure the sustainability of the state’s independent pharmacies, many operating in small or rural communit

July 25, 2024 Chairwoman Lina Khan is the embodiment of the FTC's mission to protect the public from anticompetitive and deceptive business practices, and unfair methods of competition. She is a champion of patients and healthcare professionals against abusive and monopolistic control of the healthcare system. PUTT supports Chair Khan, DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, and the FTC Commissioners in continuing to investigate violations by the largest pharmacy bene

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 31, 2024 May 23rd Announcement Should Have Listed Cigna, Not PBM Express Scripts, in Agreement With CPESN to Cover Non-Prescription Clinical Services WINSTON-SALEM, NC  (May 31, 2024) – Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency ( TruthRx.org ) issued the following statement in response to a news release issued by pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts announcing a “collaboration” agreement with CPESN USA , the country’s first and largest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2024  Governor Lujan Grisham, State Legislature “Draw a Line in the Sand” by Requiring Transparency Reporting and Fair Community Pharmacy Reimbursements  SANTA FE, NM (March 13, 2024) – Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) applauds New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the State Legislature for enacting HB 33, the “Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act”, which requires organizations that set or influence the price co

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,

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 5, 2024 Community Pharmacists Call Attention to Increasing Prescription Drug Costs, Decreased Access to Care and Emerging Pharmacy Deserts Correlated to Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices  SPRINGFIELD, IL (March 5, 2024) – Illinois pharmacists will gather at the State Capitol today to rally in support of HB 4548  and SB 2790 , proposed legislation which would eliminate controversial practices by prescription drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 2024 Governor’s Plan Includes Ending Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practice of Overcharging for Prescriptions, Ensuring No One is Forced to Choose Between Life-saving Medicine and Rent WINSTON-SALEM, NC (January 9, 2024) – Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) applauds Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs for her plan to bring soaring prescription drug prices under control by regulating how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) establish the pric

PHOENIX, AZ (December 19, 2023)  -  The Executive Board of Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency  (PUTT) today issued the following statement regarding the unanimous passage of new merger guidelines by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. “We applaud the FTC and DOJ for their  joint undertaking  to modernize American merger guidelines in a way that puts consumers first. For far too long vertical integration has been allowed to occur across a number of

"The predatory impact of PBM practices is extensively documented in the public record. And it is felt every day at pharmacy counters by millions of Americans who cannot afford their medicines. The time to deliver real results is now." November 28, 2023 Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers Chair, Committee on Energy and Commerce 2188 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Representative Frank Pallone Ranking Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce 2107 Rayburn Ho

September 18, 2023 Office of the Secretary  Federal Trade Commission  400 7th St., SW  Washington, DC 20024 RE:  Support for the Federal Trade Commission's Draft Updated Guidelines for Mergers Chairwoman Khan and Commissioners, On behalf of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT), an organization that unites pharmacists and pharmacy stakeholders dedicated to promoting honesty, clarity, and the public’s right to transparent healthcare practices, I write to express

Open Meeting July 20, 2023 Chairwoman Khan and Federal Trade Commissioners, On behalf of our nation’s independent pharmacies and their patients, we urge the FTC to vote in favor  of issuing a statement cautioning pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) against relying on previous FTC advocacy materials opposing PBM transparency as part of their public relations / image management campaign. Thanks in large part to the FTC’s inquiry into how vertically-integrated PBM middlemen affect

Illinois Court Ruling Would Ultimately Harm Patients and Their Pharmacies Under “Unreasonable and Unconstitutional” Terms of Forced Arbitration  WINSTON-SALEM, NC (July 5, 2023) – Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency ( PUTT ) today applauded Wisconsin Circuit Court, Branch II, for joining  the California Court of Appeals in calling the forced arbitration clause of the form  contract between OptumRx, the pharmacy benefit manager for UnitedHealth Group, and independent