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In The News | Guest column: Price caps on medications will disrupt Oregon health care
Oregon Bend Bulletin Author: Monique Whitney, PUTT Executive Director The 85 community and independent pharmacies in Oregon are on the...

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PUTT Blog | Meeting the Moment: The Time for Bold Action is NOW
There will never be a better opportunity to swing out big for aggressive, meaningful PBM reform. The moment is now. Let’s do this...

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PUTT Blog | Guest Post: The Story of Tennessee’s MAC Law — and Why It Matters Now
Author: Kayla Copeland At the heart of Tennessee’s PBM reforms is the Maximum Allowable Cost (MAC) law. A MAC is the reimbursement cap a...

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In The News | Letters: Rural residents & veterans need a fair system. PBMs hinder that.
NoLa.com Author: Monique Whitney, PUTT Executive Director Recently guest essayist Rob Maness suggested banning pharmacy benefit managers...

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In The News | 12 pharmacy benefit managers found in violation of reimbursement rule
Northwest Arkansas Gazette Reporter: Nathan Ansell Twelve pharmacy benefit managers have been found in violation of a rule requiring...

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In The News | PBM markets are at risk of harming patients
WebWire The American Medical Association (AMA) today published a new annual analysis (PDF) measuring competition in pharmacy benefit...

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In The News | PBM State Fights Will Live On After High Court’s Petition Denial
Oklahoma decision viewed as affirming broad ERISA preemption Employers increasingly challenging PBM laws across the country Bloomberg Law...

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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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