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Two New California Bills Are Aiming to Lower Your Prescription Drug Costs
California Sen. Scott Wiener’s SB 40 & SB 41 aim to reduce prescription costs with insulin affordability & PBM reform ...
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Texas can regulate self-insured plans' PBMs, its attorney general rules
Ken Paxton's opinion puts Texas on a collision course with employer groups that say ERISA should shield the plans from the ...
Walgreens Boots Alliance: Larger Structural Problems Remain
Walgreens-Boots Alliance struggles with margin compression, competition, and financial risks. Learn why these challenges make ...
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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.
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 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 ...
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 ...
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Lawmakers want Indiana to own its own pharmacy benefit manager for state plans like Medicaid
The goal of the bill is to give Indiana a “seat at the table” to play a role in negotiating rebates, pricing, distribution ...