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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 | 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 | 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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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 | Why independent pharmacies are pushing back on Medicare’s drug price negotiation program
Over 90% of independent pharmacy owners worry the program would severely hurt their finances, one survey reported. Healthcare Brew...
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PUTT Blog | Digging Deep: PDABs
Author: Brandi Chane, PUTT Executive Board member In the Fall of 2024 we had the opportunity to attend the PDAB Patient Advocacy Summit...
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Drug middlemen say Pharma sets prices. Then why do middlemen have hundreds for the same drug?
Ohio Capital Journal Pharmacy middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers deny claims that they’re responsible for the inflating cost of...
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CVS Caremark agrees to $45M settlement with Illinois: report
Modern Healthcare CVS's in-house middleman for dispensing prescription drugs will pay at least $45 million in a settlement with the state...
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Lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill aiming to crack down on drug middlemen as scrutiny ramps up
Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a new bill that aims to crack down on the business practices of drug supply chain middlemen who allegedly...
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Medicare Advantage and Consolidation’s New Frontier — The Danger of UnitedHealthcare for All
The New England Journal of Medicine To download a PDF of this article, click here UnitedHealth Group has recently come under fire. In...
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Health insurers cover fewer drugs and make them harder to get
NPR To listen to this NPR report, click here Insurance coverage isn’t what it used to be when it comes to prescription drugs. Insurance...
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3Axis Report Scrutinizes PBM Spread Pricing Practice
The 3Axis Advisors analysis suggests PBMs’ spread pricing practices leads to employers being charged different amounts for the same...
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The Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Impact: Beware This Faustian Deal
RealClear Health The Biden administration is moving forward with a process that represents a sea change in how Medicare pays for drugs....
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The federal government will soon announce its payment rates and policy changes for the Medicare Advantage program. Here's how you can influence their decision.
In the coming days, the federal government will announce whether big health insurers that run the private Medicare Advantage program will...
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Big Insurance PBMs Will Shut Down Your Local Pharmacy
DC Journal | Inside Sources In his State of the Union address last week, President Biden doubled down on this commitment to decreasing...
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Scoop: Congress eyes narrow health package
Axios Pro Only a handful of health care provisions that mostly extend existing programs are likely to catch a ride on the next government...
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Coalition of AGs wants congressional action to reform pharmacy benefit managers
Augusta Free Press A bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general is encouraging Congress to take decisive action to reform the way...
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Strange bedfellows agree: PBM pricing reform cannot stop at Medicare, Medicaid
HEALTH CARE un-covered by Wendell Potter Regular readers of this newsletter know that pharmacy benefit managers have come to be an...
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How PBM legislation would transform the industry
Modern Healthcare The pharmacy benefit manager industry could look a lot different soon if Congress follows through with bipartisan...
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Delaware committee advises against Medicare Advantage for state retirees
Becker's Payer Issues A state committee is recommending Delaware cast aside any plans to provide retired state employees health benefits...
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