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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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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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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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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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Congress targets PBMs to curb drug prices, end spread pricing practices
KRCR ABC News7 Reporter: AUSTIN DENEAN | The National News Desk The House is renewing a push to take on pharmacy benefit managers that...

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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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Unions file suit against drug middlemen, insulin makers on behalf of thousands
Michigan Advance Reporter: Marty Schladen Unions that provide health benefits to nearly a half-million workers — including many in Ohio —...

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NEWS RELEASE: OptumRx and Walgreens Sued Over the Death of Twenty-Two-Year-Old Who Couldn’t Afford His Asthma Medication
For further information or an interview or a copy of the complaint, contact Michael Trunk at michael.trunk@klinespecter.com . APPLETON,...

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How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices
KFF Health News Reporter: Arthur Allen Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the...

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Justice Department antitrust division looking at health care conglomerates, pharmacy drug middlemen
Ohio Capital Journal reporter: Marty Schladen Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be...

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Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
CNN Reporter: Tami Luhby , CNN The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit...

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Killing Indie Pharmacies and Limiting Patient Choice
TheBody Reporter: Tim Murphy I had a shocking revelation recently. For several years here in my New York neighborhood in Queens, I’ve...

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Rally outside Optum HQ spotlights debate over pharmacy benefits managers
Minnesota Star Tribune Reporter: Christopher Snowbeck Critics of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry protested Friday outside the...

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Higher Drug Costs, Less Choice: How PBMs Affect Everyday Americans’ Healthcare
Forbes Forbes Contributor: Rita Numerof The nation’s attention remains fixed on pharmacy benefit managers. Following a series of House...

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TRICARE becomes part of fight over pharmacy benefit managers
Independent pharmacies leave military health insurance program over low reimbursement rates Roll Call TRICARE is coming under fire for...

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A PBM Oligopoly: Three Companies Control 80% Of US Prescriptions – How Can We Fix It?
Forbes After two years of research, the Federal Trade Commission's recent interim report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers has...

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States Keep Legal Pressure on PBMs Ahead of Potential FTC Suit
State AGs are forging ahead with price-fixing lawsuits FTC appears poised to file its own lawsuit against PBMs Bloomberg Law States are...

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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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Pharmacy middlemen claim to keep prescription prices low. In fact, they’ve cost consumers billions
Los Angeles Times In 2022, an executive of a big pharmacy middleman firm acknowledged the noxious reality of its business model: It was...

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