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It’s Time To End the PBM Shakedown
Forbes Who says bipartisanship is dead? In the House and Senate, members of both parties are advancing legislation to check the power of...

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Pharmacy closures found to be impacting medically underserved communities
Medical Press Pharmacies have long been considered a cornerstone of community health care, but they're closing in record numbers across...

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Drug Benefit Firms Devise New Fees That Go to Them, Not Clients
Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate cheaper prices for employers and health plans. They also pocket drugmakers’ cash. Bloomberg Pharmacy...

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CVS shares tank after major insurer ends its PBM relationship
Axios CVS Health shares were trading down 8% on Thursday after Blue Shield of California announced plans to cut back on its pharmacy...

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PBMs sue U.S. to keep prescription drug prices hidden from public
Industry group says rule exceeds agencies' authority Lawsuit is latest of several to challenge drug pricing rules Reuters Reporter:...

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The Hidden Fee Costing Doctors Millions Every Year
A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big...

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California court resurrects Aetna retaliation lawsuit
The California Medical Association's lawsuit alleges Aetna had fired or threatened to fire doctors who referred patients to...

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Kickbacks Are The Root Cause Of Medical Supply Shortages
Marion Mass, MD, writes about how shadowy wealthy corporations have been collecting government sanctioned kickbacks for decades, harming...

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How the prescription drug supply chain is killing local pharmacies
To watch this investigative report on PBS, please click here PBS NewsHour Reporter: Fred de Sam Lazaro The supply chain that brings...

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3-Part Investigative Series on PBMs & Copay Accumulators
ABC 6 On Your Side, Columbus, Ohio Investigative Reporter: Darrel Rowland To view graphics and data for this investigative series, go to...

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Cigna lawsuit over algorithm allegations could be first of many
Modern Healthcare Reporter: NONA TEPPER Two Cigna members filed a lawsuit seeking class-action status in a California federal court on...

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FTC Walks Back Years of Support for Pharmacy Benefits Middlemen
Vote withdraws 11 letters, reports supporting PBMs Industry group argues pharmacy benefit market is ‘dynamic’ Bloomberg Law The FTC voted...

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FTC Pulls Back From Prior Support for Pharmacy Benefit Middlemen
Policy from 2000s put PBMs in ‘regulatory free zone’ Push for oversight of the companies heats up Bloomberg Law The FTC on Thursday plans...

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“Corners are cut to dispense prescriptions,” CVS employee tells Ohio Board of Pharmacy
After years of buying and closing competitors, CVS understaffing leads to chaos and delays, Ohio regulator says Ohio Capitol Journal At...

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How UHC’s acquisition of a popular Medicare Adv. algorithm sparked internal dissent over denied care
STAT News Reporters: Casey Ross and Bob Herman Frustration was boiling into open conflict within NaviHealth, a company that uses computer...

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‘It’s beyond unethical’: Opaque conflicts of interest permeate prescription drug benefits
STAT+ Employers across the country — from big names like Boeing and UPS to local school systems — pay consulting firms to handle a...

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Your Drug Rebate Check Is in the Mail…to Switzerland
Real Clear Health More than 7 million US citizens depend on insulin to live, but more than 16 percent of Americans, are rationing their...

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Another Dispatch From the Accumulator-Maximizer Wars
Vanderbilt’s Stacie Dusetzina and colleagues explain how the ‘copay adjustment’ programs work in this week’s JAMA Internal Medicine and...

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State Insurance Commissioners Seek Meeting With FTC On PBMs
Inside Health Policy The group representing state insurance commissioners is seeking information from the Justice Department and Federal...

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How to Fix the National Drug Shortage
The New York Times The Times reported last month that drug shortages in the United States are approaching record levels, with thousands...

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