California bill targets drug industry middlemen, setting stage for fight over health costs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Sacramento seem to agree: Prescription drug prices are too high. But lawmakers and the second-term governor are at odds over what to do about it, ...
AAHC voices concerns over 2 bills addressing regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Two bills now in the state Senate would clamp down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers, a kind of intermediary between drug ...
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Lawmakers press for quick action on PBM bills
Lawmakers determined to enact new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers are trying to include legislation, which nearly passed in December, in a budget package that must pass by next month.
Two senate bills aim to clamp down on regulations of Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Two bills now in the Senate would clamp down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers as an intermediary between drug companies and local pharmacies.
Man dies of asthma attack after inhaler cost skyrockets to more than $500
United Health Group’s pharmacy benefit manager, Optum Rx, stopped covering Cole Schmidtknecht’s ‘life-changing’ inhaler, suit ...
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Signs it is time to change your PBM vendor, and how to overcome common hesitations
A shift away from the status quo can be scary, but with pharmacy costs and health care spending nearing unsustainable levels ...
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Two New California Bills Are Aiming to Lower Your Prescription Drug Costs
California state senator Scott Wiener has introduced two bills, SB 40 and SB 41, to lower the cost of prescription drugs for ...
Pharmacies are fed up with PBMs. Here’s what reforms might be coming
Outrage against PBMs was on full display when 400 pharmacy professionals in Kansas shuttered their businesses and petitioned ...
Pharmacy benefit management unicorn Capital Rx hits $3.5 billion in revenue with a different approach to drug pricing as Congress targets middlemen
Healthcare startup Capital Rx seeing revenue surge as Congress seeks to regulate the PBM giants that profit from high drug ...
Trump is unlikely to end Medicare drug price talks — here's what that means for patients and pharma
Trump could either weaken the negotiations in a way that benefits the pharmaceutical industry, or try to achieve even deeper ...
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Bill cracks down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
Pharmacists are praising a bill under consideration in the Iowa House and Senate that would set new restrictions on pharmacy ...