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In the News | Dozens of Kansas pharmacies temporarily closing to demand legislative action against PBMs
KAKE News Reporter: Lily O'Brien When dozens of independent Kansas pharmacies close their doors Tuesday night, they won't open back up...
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Feb 62 min read
In the News | Unions file suit against drug middlemen, insulin makers on behalf of thousands
Michigan Advance Reporter: Marty Schladen Unions that provide health benefits to nearly a half-million workers — including many in Ohio —...
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Jan 242 min read
In the News | How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices
KFF Health News Reporter: Arthur Allen Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the...
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Dec 19, 20244 min read
In The News | Justice Department antitrust division looking at health care conglomerates, pharmacy drug middlemen
Ohio Capital Journal reporter: Marty Schladen Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be disrupted. On a visit to Columbus Monday, one of the country’s top antitrust watchdogs said her agency is taking a hard look at the businesses and their practices. Doha Mekki, the No. 2 official in the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, said her agency is investigating whether it should take action in the health care space generall
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Oct 31, 20242 min read
In The News | Weatherford pharmacist joins lawmakers, peers from six states supporting bill at U.S. Capitol
Weatherford Democrat Reporter: Glenn Evans gevans@weatherforddemocrat.com A Weatherford pharmacist joined members of Congress and her peers from six states in Washington on Friday to raise support for a bill to rein in the pricing power of Pharmacy Benefit Managers. “Our country is facing an epidemic of pharmacy closures,” Brandi Chane, owner of Davis City Pharmacy on the courthouse square, said at a press conference below the Capitol dome. She and the others were there to ra
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Oct 1, 20242 min read
Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
CNN Reporter: Tami Luhby , CNN The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit...
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Sep 25, 20242 min read
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Killing Indie Pharmacies and Limiting Patient Choice
TheBody Reporter: Tim Murphy I had a shocking revelation recently. For several years here in my New York neighborhood in Queens, I’ve...
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Sep 19, 20245 min read
Rally outside Optum HQ spotlights debate over pharmacy benefits managers
Minnesota Star Tribune Reporter: Christopher Snowbeck Critics of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry protested Friday outside the...
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Sep 17, 20242 min read
Higher Drug Costs, Less Choice: How PBMs Affect Everyday Americans’ Healthcare
Forbes Forbes Contributor: Rita Numerof The nation’s attention remains fixed on pharmacy benefit managers. Following a series of House...
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Aug 30, 20242 min read
TRICARE becomes part of fight over pharmacy benefit managers
Independent pharmacies leave military health insurance program over low reimbursement rates Roll Call TRICARE is coming under fire for...
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Aug 29, 20242 min read
A PBM Oligopoly: Three Companies Control 80% Of US Prescriptions – How Can We Fix It?
Forbes After two years of research, the Federal Trade Commission's recent interim report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers has...
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Jul 31, 20244 min read
LIPA Statement of Support for Attorney General Landry's Insulin Lawsuit
For Too Long, Insulin Manufacturers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers Have Derived Unjust Economic Benefit from Diabetes Patients and State Taxpayers. Attorney General Landry Seeks to Reverse the Damage Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association BATON ROUGE, LA (March 15, 2023) – Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association (LIPA) issued the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry’s lawsuit naming Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC and Novo Nordisk, Inc, two the
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Mar 15, 20232 min read
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