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Middlemen Running Amok
The Cannon Reduced competition, shortages, and unaffordable options are symptoms of middlemen running amok. Administrators—who rarely...

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How the FTC's crackdown on GoodRx could impact digital health
Axios Wednesday's crackdown by federal regulators on GoodRx highlights increasing efforts by the FTC under activist chair Lina Khan to...

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With the FTC’s more expansive approach to antitrust, PBMs are in the crosshairs
STAT News The Democrats leading the Federal Trade Commission are hoping to expand the agency’s authority to crack down on unfair business...

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$189 charged, $15 collected: The life and death of a local independent drugstore
VTDigger Eye all the photos, postcards and news clippings that paper Mary Giamartino’s office, and you’ll see how the Hotel Pharmacy...

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FTC action on PBMs could be just what the doctor ordered to improve patient outcomes
A primer on prescription drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers, government action, and why physicians need to be heard. Medical...

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Federal Trade Commission: A Relationship Gone Sour
JAMA Authors: Barak D. Richman, JD, PhD1; Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MS2 On June 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its...

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Get Antitrust Legislation Done, Chuck Schumer
Antitrust legislation is now up to one man, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. He promised a vote on antitrust legislation in May....

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Progressive lawmakers call on CMS to cull companies with history of Medicare fraud from ACO REACH
At least 10 organizations with records of healthcare fraud and abuse participated in the direct contracting program last year despite CMS...

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How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
NPR In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of...

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To Beat Overbilling Allegations, Cigna Says Everybody Does It
Law360 Cigna has told a Tennessee federal judge that the U.S. Department of Justice's False Claims Act lawsuit accusing it of defrauding...

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Thousands of Tricare Pharmacy Locations Could Be Lost Due to Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Military.com | Patricia Kime A planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery corporations could slash the number of Tricare network...

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The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor
STAT News By Bob Herman Next year, UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest health care companies on the planet — expects to make a lot...

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What do Ticketmaster and Pharmacy Benefit Managers have in common?
Pacific Research Institute Popular American singer and songwriter, Taylor Swift, released her newest album ‘Midnights’ in October. The...

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How To Get Away With Corporate Murder: Unbundling And Disrupting Pharmacy Benefit Managers (Part 2)
This two-part article was researched and written in partnership with Cathy DuRei, President of Rumbly Health. Part 1 delved into what a...

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DOJ to appeal UnitedHealth-Change Healthcare merger challenge
In its antitrust challenge to a UnitedHealth Group-Change Healthcare deal, the Department of Justice argued that the merger would allow...

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How To Get Away With Corporate Murder: Unbundling And Disrupting Pharmacy Benefit Managers (Part 1)
Forbes If, as Mitt Romney said, a corporation is a person, then is it akin to murder if an idea takes down a company? What about if it...

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Federal Trade Commission to Expand Use of Law Against Anticompetitive Practices
Action could lead to more legal challenges against alleged unfair practices by businesses The Wall Street Journal The Federal Trade...

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FTC's Bedoya Says Antitrust Cares Too Much About Efficiency
Law360 Federal Trade Commission member Alvaro M. Bedoya said Thursday that antitrust enforcement has been too concerned with how...

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CVS deal for Signify seen facing tough antitrust review
Reuters CVS Health Corp's (CVS.N) plan to buy healthcare services company Signify Health for about $8 billion will face a tough U.S....

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Briefs sealed in UnitedHealth and Change antitrust trial
District Judge Carl Nichols is expected to release a ruling in the case before the end of October. Healthcare Finance Briefs in the case...

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