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The looming pharmacy crisis in America | NPR's On Point
To listen to this news interview on NPR, click here Pharmacists at major chain stores like CVS and Walgreens are at a breaking point....

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Reforming PBM Practices Would Improve The Pharmacy Market
Forbes Patients, the ultimate healthcare arbiter, continue to bear the costs from the perverse incentives driving the pharmacy benefit...

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Sen. Warren finally wises up to the 'unintended consequences' of a key Obamacare rule
Blaze Media Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is finally acknowledging some of the "unintended consequences" of Obamacare, according to the...

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Senate Finance Committee targets PBM reform in new legislation
The bill (which passed unanimously) would introduce more transparency and regulation to PBMs, and pharmacies would be required to report...

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Biden's limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say
CBS News The Biden administration's first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the drug...

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Key Senate panel to consider PBM, drug pricing reform package
STAT+ A key Senate panel announced it will consider more policies to regulate pharmacy middlemen and ensure patients aren’t paying more...

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HHS 'copay accumulator' rule struck down: Insurers must now count copay assistance
In a big victory for patients who depend on prescription drugs, a federal judge struck down a 2021 HHS rule that allowed health insurers...

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Hawaii Targets PBMs With Suit Alleging Unfair Pricing System
COURT: Haw. Dist. Ct. DOCKET: No. 1CCV-23-0001281 Bloomberg Law Hawaii has joined the legal fray against the country’s top companies...

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Court strikes down Trump-era rule that allowed health insurers to broadly use copay accumulators
STAT+ A U.S. judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that allowed health insurers not to count copay assistance offered by drug...

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It’s time to put patients before middlemen and reform the PBM industry
The Hill | Opinion When it comes to the alphabet soup of acronyms in health care, it can be hard to keep up. Whether it is the difference...

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Guest Columnist: Congress must rein in bad actors to keep Ky.'s independent pharmacies alive
The State Journal From my University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy graduation, to beginning a new job at the Kentucky Pharmacists...

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Congress Making Progress on Bills to Regulate PBMs
All measures would require more transparency about the fees they collect MedPage Today Confused by all the bills being introduced in...

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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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Congress Voices Bipartisan Support for FTC’s Fight Against Monopoly Power
American Economic Liberties Project During the first half of an oversight hearing in the House Judiciary Committee today, a bipartisan...

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House committee approves PBM transparency bills
Modern Healthcare Reporter: LAUREN BERRYMAN Yet another congressional committee has advanced legislation aimed at bringing down...

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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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Bipartisan support on key panel for crackdown on pharmaceutical middlemen
The Washington Examiner Members of both parties on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability expressed support for the...

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US Officials Probe a New Layer in Opaque Drug Pricing, Supply System
Round of subpoenas is the latest attempt to pierce industry Entities allow PBMs to ‘hide the ball,’ consultant says Bloomberg US...

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A More Aggressive FTC Is Starting to Target Drug Mergers and Industry Middlemen
KFF Health News Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is...

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