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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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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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PUTT PRESS RELEASE | PUTT Launches "Audit TRICARE" Campaign to Expose Prescription Drug Pricing Disparities in Military Healthcare
Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency calls for national conversation on massive price differences between cash-pay generics and...

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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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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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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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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...

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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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In The News | Statewide View: Middlemen costing pharmacies money, Minnesotans their pharmacies
Duluth News Tribune OPINION: by PUTT President, Deborah Keaveny On March 21, pharmacist Philip Hommerding was busy dispensing medications...

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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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In the News | To cut ‘waste and fraud,’ reform Medicare Advantage
The program was supposed to save the government money. It doesn’t. The Washington Post Editorial Board Republicans in Congress have made...

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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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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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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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Press Release | Arkansas Passes Groundbreaking PBM Reform Law; PUTT Urges Other States to Follow Suit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2025 LITTLE ROCK, AR — In a major victory for independent pharmacies and patient access to care, the...

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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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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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PUTT Blog | Guest Post: Is Your Pharmacy Software the Next to Shut Down?
It’s happening again. Independent pharmacies across the country are receiving notices that their pharmacy software is being phased out....

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In the News | UnitedHealthcare 'Pushing' Boundaries of Medicare Fraud, Republican Says
Newsweek Reporter: Suzanne Blake A Republican lawmaker has gone after UnitedHealthcare over its Medicare plan, calling the insurance...

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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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