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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 | 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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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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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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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 | 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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In the News | 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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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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In the News | 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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In the News | 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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In the News | 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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