Insulin, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Employer group calls for pharmacy benefit managers to be fiduciaries
The ERISA Industry Committee, a group for employers with self-funded benefit plans, says Congress should make pharmacy benefit managers fiduciaries.
Governor signs Rep. Sumner’s bill to regulate Pharmacy Benefit Managers accused of using market power to drive up drug costs
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed a bill Monday that would bring Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs, under tighter state regulation. PBMs are groups that negotiate drug prices for insurance companies and
Feds Sue Three Biggest Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs
The US Federal Trade Commission said that CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum illegally steered patients to higher-priced insulins.
FTC Lawsuit Targets Major Pharmacy Benefit Managers
In the,healthcare sector,, CVS Health, Cigna Group, and UnitedHealth Group are facing increased scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a lawsuit on September 20 against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the United Sta...
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients.
Opinion
Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers need tougher regulations
A group of Fortune 15 corporations have amassed enormous power as controversial middlemen between insurers, patients, drug makers and pharmacies.
Pharmacy benefit managers respond to FTC's lawsuit over insulin drug prices
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'The Exchange' to report the latest on the FTC's lawsuit against drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices.
Pharmacy benefit managers will have to pay Arkansas drugstores dispensing fees under new rule
The Arkansas Insurance Department will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to include dispensing fees in their reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs, a legislative panel ruled Thursday.
U.S. Senator Sanders says pharmacy middlemen commit to expanding weight-loss drug coverage if prices cut
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he had received commitments from all major pharmacy benefit managers they would ...
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Breaking the pharmacy status quo: A different way to look at PBMs
The industry is reaching a tipping point where an increasingly loud chorus of voices are demanding transparency and a focus ...
Health care giant sues to stop antitrust probe of pharmacy drug middlemen
The owner of one of the three largest pharmacy middlemen in the United States last week filed suit to quash an attempt by the ...
Rally outside Optum HQ spotlights debate over pharmacy benefits managers
About 50 people gathered in Eden Prairie to allege biggest players in industry are ballooning drug costs while running ...
Federal Trade Commission sues drug 'gatekeepers' over high insulin prices
The three price benefit managers jointly administer 80% of all prescriptions in the U.S., the FTC said in the lawsuit.
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US Senator Bernie Sanders grills CEO of Novo Nordisk on drug costs
The CEO of Novo Nordisk took questions for more than two hours during a Senate Health Committee hearing focused on addressing ...