Opinion The U.S. pharmacy industry is crumbling. Here’s how to fix it.
Canby Drug & Gifts, a pharmacy in rural Minnesota, is a paradox. It does good business, yet it is always on the verge of shutting down....
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LIPA News and Updates
Biden's limit on drug industry middlemen backfires, pharmacists say
CBS News The Biden administration's first major step toward imposing limits on the pharmacy benefit managers who act as the drug...
"Pharmageddon" employee walkout adds to Walgreens woes
Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, is reeling from labor shortages, executive turnover, fierce competition, debt issues,...
Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens, other chains are walking out again—here’s what you need to know
SUN, OCT 29 2023 Some pharmacy staff from Walgreens and other drugstore chains are planning to walk out this week in the latest pushback...
Express Scripts conspired to overcharge pharmacies, class action says
A group of pharmacies has filed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Cigna Group's (CI.N) pharmacy benefit manager unit Express...
Payback Time! Community Pharmacists Cheer Class Action Lawsuit Against PBMs to Recoup DIR Fees
The National Community Pharmacists Association loudly applauded a class action lawsuit filed against vertically consolidated CVS Health,...
New coalition of Transparent PBM companies seeks to fix nation’s broken drug pricing system
Transparency-Rx (Transparency-Rx.com), a not-for-profit coalition led by transparent pharmacy benefit manager (PBM ) executives, formally...
Mid-Year Updates on PBM Legislation
The Senate Finance Committee recently passed a pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) reform package, one of the most significant steps towards...
Your Drug Rebate Check Is in the Mail…to Switzerland
Real Clear Health More than 7 million US citizens depend on insulin to live, but more than 16 percent of Americans, are rationing their...
Post-public health emergency fallout hits patients
Axios Cancer doctors and dozens of lawmakers in Congress are questioning whether the federal health department overreached when it...
Opinion: Grassley bill would break down barriers between patients and needed treatments
The Grassley-Cantwell measures would mandate that the PBMs be more transparent in their dealings, so parties have a clearer understanding...
A More Aggressive FTC Is Starting to Target Drug Mergers and Industry Middlemen
KFF Health News Under the leadership of an aggressive opponent of anti-competitive business practices, the Federal Trade Commission is...
Subcommittee hearing reveals plenty of targets for lawmakers' healthcare consolidation reforms
Members of a key House subcommittee agree that the healthcare industry is falling short on fair competition. They're less aligned on how...
Report: “Specialty” drugs are by far the most expensive, but classification seems arbitrary
Ohio Capital Journal The prescriptions with the most eye-popping price tags — like cancer meds that can cost more than $20,000 a month —...
AG’s Office alleges Springfield CVS Pharmacy failed to follow prescription pricing regulations
WWLP 22 News CVS Pharmacy is ordered to pay $6.15 million for allegedly failing to follow pricing procedures on workers’ compensation...
Senate panel advances PBM legislation
Modern Healthcare A key congressional committee intensified the political pressure on pharmacy benefit managers on Thursday by approving...
Effort to lower drug prices gets off to rocky start
The Hill Congress is turning its attention to reining in health costs, as lawmakers in both chambers look to harness enthusiasm for...
Oklahoma lawmakers say CVS Caremark is 'intentionally lying' about 90-day prescriptions
Yahoo News One of Oklahoma's largest pharmacy benefit managers, CVS Caremark, has been lying to its customers about whether they can get...
Sanders, Cassidy game out drug pricing package
Politico DRUG LOBBYISTS, MARK YOUR CALENDARS — April 19 is the day Senate HELP Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants to mark up a...
UnitedHealthcare, Cigna, Aetna revamping prior authorization ahead of CMS rule
Major insurers are taking steps to eliminate, streamline and automate some of the paperwork required for patients to get many medical...
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