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UnitedHealth and DOJ trial begins: handling sensitive data
UnitedHealth Group Inc. will gain access to “vast amounts of data” on how rival insurers do business if its proposed acquisition of...
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- Aug 1
- 5 min
FTC Caught in Balancing Act With Pharmacy Benefit Manager Probe
PBM group says independent pharmacies are ‘stable’ ‘Need to understand’ what’s happening with drug supply chain, consumer costs Bloomberg...
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PUTT
- Jul 26
- 3 min
It’s time to expose the secret drug scam at the heart of American health care
Yahoo Finance/Fortune A federal court recently exposed the rot at the heart of America's healthcare system. The case, filed in the U.S....
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- Jul 20
- 3 min
Healthcare Policy Expert: FTC Could Put Insurers' Drug Middlemen On A Diet
The Federal Trade Commission has an opportunity to impact healthcare for Americans. Newsweek Fat can sometimes cause healthcare issues,...
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PUTT
- Jul 12
- 5 min
The Cantwell-Grassley PBM Bill Is Much Needed But More Can Be Done
Health Affairs Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently introduced legislation that aims to shed light on...
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PUTT
- Jul 11
- 5 min
Seeking to Kick-Start Biden’s Agenda, Schumer Unveils a Bill for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Kaiser Health News Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, starting...
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PUTT
- Jul 5
- 3 min
FTC Goes After PBMs, Warns Of Legal Action
Forbes Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously (5-0) to examine rising list prices of insulin, but also to probe...
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PUTT
- Jun 27
- 3 min
8 in 10 registered voters support requiring insurance & PBMs to share rebates directly with patients
A new PhRMA/Ipsos poll finds that there is wide support for policies that require health insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers...
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- Jun 19
- 4 min
Lawmakers ask GAO to probe pharmacy benefit managers over their role in drug pricing
STAT News Amid intensifying scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers, a group of House Republicans is urging the U.S. Government...
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PUTT
- Jun 14
- 11 min
Beat cancer? Your Medicare Advantage plan might still be billing for it
Firms mined patient records for outdated, irrelevant conditions to increase profits, Justice Department contends The Washington Post...
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- Jun 9
- 7 min
FTC Probe Into Rx Middlemen May Spark Industry Shakeup
Law360 Concerns that pharmaceutical middlemen inflate drug prices and harm patients have led the Federal Trade Commission to launch a...
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- Jun 7
- 4 min
Federal Trade Commission And Congress Want To Rein In PBMs
Forbes Both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress want to rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), as they focus on alleged...
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PUTT
- Jun 3
- 2 min
Industry middlemen driving up prices of generic drug prescriptions as much as 20 percent: research
The Hill U.S. consumers are overpaying billions for generic drugs due to the cost being driven up by middlemen in the pharmaceutical...
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PUTT
- May 31
- 5 min
Ohio Medicaid accused of strong-arm tactics on pharmacies, just like PBMs
The Columbus Dispatch Pharmacy deserts for the poorest and disabled Ohioans could grow unless a dispute over new state Medicaid contracts...
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PUTT
- May 25
- 3 min
New Senate bill aims to empower FTC to crack down on PBMs
New bipartisan legislation hopes to ban a pharmacy benefit manager practice that enables PBMs to claw back reimbursements to pharmacies....
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- May 25
- 2 min
AHA presses for False Claims Act probes to target payers over Medicare Advantage denials
The Justice Department needs to create a task force to study potential False Claims Act violations conducted by Medicare Advantage plans,...
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- May 24
- 21 min
Senate Commerce Committee Issues Testimony From David A. Balto Law Offices Antitrust Attorney
The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by David A. Balto, antitrust attorney at David...
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- May 23
- 2 min
Amneal must give EpiPen plaintiffs documents on PBM dealings
Judge finds documents relevant to drug wholesalers' case over allergy injector pricing Reuters Drug wholesalers accusing Viatris Inc and...
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- May 17
- 6 min
Improve the Pharmaceutical Ecosystem for Patients
Health care policy decisions based on sound data and research are essential for addressing the challenges. Pharmacy Times Pharmacists are...
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- May 15
- 2 min
Arkansas Sues Drugmakers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs
Insurance Journal Arkansas’s attorney general on Wednesday accused drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers of colluding to drive up the...
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