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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...

HEALTH CARE un-covered by Wendell Potter Regular readers of this newsletter know that pharmacy benefit managers have come to be an...

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

Modern Healthcare The pharmacy benefit manager industry could look a lot different soon if Congress follows through with bipartisan...

Modern Healthcare The federal government has dropped its appeal of a court decision that could affect health insurance companies' use of...

Becker's Payer Issues A state committee is recommending Delaware cast aside any plans to provide retired state employees health benefits...

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...

MobiHealthNews An antitrust lawsuit has been filed against Cigna-owned online pharmacy and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts...

Actions add a dour note to the new year Pharmacy Practice News Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have responded to the new Centers for...

The New York Times is looking into pharmacy benefit managers, which play crucial roles in determining which medications your insurance...

Duane Morris Law A decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which found that several provisions of an...

Chain Drug Review A new television ad from NACDS urges Congress to enact bipartisan pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms that it has...

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

Becker's Payer Issues The California Department of Managed Health fined Anthem Blue Cross of California $690,000 for failure to reimburse...

Healthcare UN-Covered by Wendell Potter As members of Congress get back to business after the holidays, they seem to be poised to pass...

STAT+ The Biden administration seemed to be giving pharmacies a win when they forced pharmacy benefit managers to be more up-front about...

TWU Local 100 retirees fighting to retain their traditional Medicare Benefits were dismissed back in October — this week, they won a...