In January, a new Idaho law will take effect requiring reform of business practices by pharmacy middlemen — in search of ...

it does not fully address the root causes of high drug prices — we also need to look at the lack of transparency and adverse incentives in the traditional pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2024 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Customer Satisfaction ... in areas like high-cost therapies, GLP-1s, transparency, and cost containment,” said Michael Lonergan ...

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is launching several health care events with providers, advocates and lawmakers in swing states this week.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it was suing the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of abusing their power and rigging the pharmaceutical supply chain to ...

7 The bill (S 127; Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023) would also prohibit PBMs from “arbitrarily, unfairly, or deceptively clawing back reimbursement payments, or increasing fees ...

About The Study: In 2023, all 3 payer markets (commercial insurance, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid managed care) for pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) services were highly concentrated, but ...

Notably, the proposed legislation mirrors similar developments at the state level to increase transparency and ... to see activity focused on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) as we approach ...

Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency and supporters protest outside Optum against “the unfair and monopolistic practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)” in Eden Prairie ...

As pressures mount against the largest pharmacy benefit managers, a new disruptor is entering the field: UNC Health. The University of North Carolina-affiliated health system announced a plan this ...

Policy changes, such as banning spread pricing and promoting transparency, are necessary to realign the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) market and ensure that health care resources benefit patients ...

A new study suggests major pharmacy benefit managers may be focusing on specific ... there really has to be more transparency around how PBMs are able to control so much and yet not be accountable ...