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New Report from the Community Oncology Alliance studies "How PBMs Adversely Impact Cancer Care While Profiting at the Expense of...

Last week a pharmaceutical industry expert named Antonio Ciaccia, testified in front of the Indiana General Assembly about a bill that...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) causes significant liver-related morbidity and mortality. Treatment of CHB is cost-effective in the US;...

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban launched an online pharmacy Thursday that offers more than 100 generic drugs at an affordable price with...

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin recently announced he won't support the current version of the Build Back Better Act. When they heard...

The entities charged with negotiating better drug prices for consumers are pocketing the savings for themselves. Antonio Ciaccia,...

The doctor or practitioner writes the prescription, you take it to the pharmacy, and you get the medication you need. Simple, right? You...

In theory, the point of managed care is to save money by negotiating with providers for lower prices. So it would seem that the biggest...

Centene will pay Kansas $32.4 million to resolve the fifth--but not final--allegation that the St. Louis-based insurer overcharged state...

Pharmacy Benefit Managers are companies that manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers. But a new report finds they may be...

Pharmaceutical middlemen saw gross profits increase by 12% from 2017 to 2019, according to a report by the PBM Accountability Project ....

American businesses spend hundreds of billions of dollars a year on prescription drugs, and the bills keep getting bigger. But some of...

Pharmacy benefit managers are more profitable as the sector consolidates, new research shows... Read full story >

A new national report released Thursday details how pharmacy benefit managers recalibrated their tactics in response to government and...

Misaligned Incentives Allowed PBM Gross Profit to Grow 12% in Just Two Years MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Kapsa 443-333-9769...

You may have noticed the price of prescription drugs rising, leaving you to pay more out of pocket. Louisiana Independent Pharmacies...

Costs of prescription drugs have been rising, making some unable to afford drugs when going to the pharmacy. Some experts say that this...

If you have health insurance the chances are high that it is managed by a ‘Pharmacy Benefit Manager’. PBM’s are connectors between drug...

Support for increased scrutiny on prescription drug middlemen coming from 33 states and D.C. as federal efforts slow Read the full article >

Most everyone knows the story of Robin Hood who stole from the rich to give to the poor. But what do you call someone who picks the...

An economic threat that consumers have not had to worry about for quite some time – inflation – may become a reality. From groceries to...

Consumers are experiencing a lot of issues, but there may be hope on the horizon. Read the full piece >

A growing number of examples of PBMs causing economic harm to plan sponsors through rebate aggregators is publicly emerging. Read the...

"Even with substantive communication and (county-owned) data restrictions, we were able to quantify over $1.4 million in savings: During...