Bipartisan bill seeks to stop pharmacy middlemen from driving up drug costs for financial gain
Act" was unveiled by a group of bipartisan lawmakers Tuesday, aimed at reforming the incentive structure for Pharmacy Benefit ...
The Commonwealth Fund2d
What Pharmacy Benefit Managers Do, and How They Contribute to Drug Spending
Policymakers at the federal and state level have considered a number of reforms, many of which have bipartisan support, to ...
Fierce Healthcare22d
'Big Three' PBMs seek appeal in legal spat with Federal Trade Commission
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers are looking to take their legal back-and-forth with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the 8th Circuit Court, according to a court filing issued late ...
Crain's Chicago Business28d
Pharmacy benefit managers take a hit in Pritzker budget speech
The three largest PBMs are operated by health insurance and pharmacy giants, such as CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group. They have been accused of steering patients to pharmacies affiliated ...
Policy & Medicine17d
The Pioneer Institute Raises Concerns About PBM Transparency
The Pioneer Institute recently released a study raising concern over the lack of transparency around the role pharmacy ...
Benefits Pro19d
Killing the PBMs won't save drug costs, economist says
"By some estimates, the three largest PBMs control almost four-fifths of the market," Fiedler said. PBMs' lack of clear, detailed reporting hurts employers' ability to shop for new PBMs for their ...
Mahoning Matters15d
After near miss, Ohioans help lead charge to rein in drug middlemen
The big-three pharmacy benefit managers control almost 80% of the marketplace and they decide which drugs are covered by ...