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Price-gouging middlemen are why Arizonans can’t afford their prescriptions
AZ Mirror As an independent pharmacy owner of more than 18 years, I started my business with one goal in mind: to help patients. Our...
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Jun 19, 20243 min read


Independent pharmacists start ads asking Congress for relief from PBMs, ask Supreme Court to hear a case
Northern Kentucky Tribune Independent community pharmacists have begun an advertising campaign to get Congress to rein in pharmacy...
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Jun 17, 20242 min read


States urge Supreme Court to review PBM case
Modern Healthcare A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case they allege wrongfully...
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Jun 15, 20242 min read


The U.S. drugstore is caught in a perfect storm, ditched by customers and squeezed by insurance middlemen: ‘Pharmacies are in shambles’
Yahoo Finance Good morning. Fortune senior features writer Maria Aspan here, writing from New York City. I’ve spent the last few months...
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Jun 6, 20242 min read


Press Release | PUTT Sets Record Straight on PBM Agreement with Clinically Integrated Independent Pharmacy Network
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
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May 31, 20243 min read


The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Impact: Beware This Faustian Deal
RealClear Health The Biden administration is moving forward with a process that represents a sea change in how Medicare pays for drugs....
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May 29, 20244 min read


PBM executives invited to testify before House panel
STAT+ Executives from the three major pharmacy benefit manager companies have been invited to testify before the House Committee on...
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May 21, 20241 min read


Critics of Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Protest at Express Scripts
“They have the power to create a monopolistic system, which is what they're doing,” says Loretta Boesing Riverfront Times Loretta...
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May 17, 20244 min read


DOJ Launches Task Force on Healthcare Monopolies: Will It Make A Difference?
The U.S. Department of Justice recently launched a task force on healthcare monopolies. Experts have varying opinions on how it will...
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May 15, 20243 min read


When Did Progressives Learn to Love Health Insurers?
Real Clear Health As long as I have been in politics, I have been keenly aware of the role that health insurers play in driving up health...
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May 11, 20244 min read


Mapping the Vertical Integration of Insurers, PBMs, Specialty Pharmacies, and Providers: A May 2024 Update
Drug Channels It's time for Drug Channels’ annual update of vertical integration among insurers, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, and...
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May 10, 20243 min read


No profits for prescriptions: Independent pharmacies raise concerns
WCBI CBS News The technicians at Chris’s Pharmacy in Columbus hardly ever stop, from opening until closing. There’s plenty of business....
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May 8, 20242 min read


Mark Cuban has a simple question for CVS’s drug middleman: Why don’t you publish your prices?
Ohio Capital Journal Businessman and TV personality Mark Cuban has a seemingly straightforward question for the huge drug middleman owned...
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May 3, 20244 min read


Lawmakers slam UnitedHealth chief over Change Healthcare attack
Modern Healthcare UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty endured withering criticism from lawmakers Wednesday as Congress held a pair of...
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May 1, 20245 min read


Congress Has A Big Chance To Investigate A Financial Threat To Patients
Forbes Following an enormous cyberattack on a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, the Senate Finance Committee has called the company's...
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Apr 24, 20242 min read


Not so fast, PBMs: You aren’t fooling consumers
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...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read


Long-term care pharmacies forced to borrow to buy resident drugs, close as intermediaries tighten grip on sector
McKnights Senior Living Long-term care resident access to prescription drugs is being squeezed as several market and regulatory factors...
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Apr 11, 20245 min read


Are below cost reimbursement practices by Pharmacy Benefit Managers creating opportunity for criminals to enter the legitimate supply chain?
The Partnership for Safe Medicines Whether it’s N95 masks, airbags, or helmets, demand for a product that the legitimate market cannot...
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Apr 6, 20249 min read


CVS Health Changes Corporate Name to SVC Wealth
The Pharmacist Activist CVS announced today that it is changing its official corporate name to SVC Wealth. Spokesman Mickey D. Angelo...
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Apr 5, 20248 min read


Lina Khan Discusses Healthcare & Antitrust
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan joins Jon Stewart to discuss her work with the “small but...
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Apr 4, 20241 min read
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