Asking the wrong questions
In attempts to mislead the public, lobbyists answer the wrong questions. People of good faith should respond not by disputing these...
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LIPA News and Updates
UnitedHealth Inflated Drug Costs, Louisiana Attorney General Alleges in Suit
Insurer used secret prices, byzantine supply chain, AG alleges Scrutiny of drug benefit managers’ business practices growing Bloomberg...
What CVS, Cigna and other PBMs are doing in drug pricing is neither sustainable nor ethical
A.J. Loiacono was speaking at MedCity INVEST in late March in Chicago when an audience member requested him to address whether it is...
KPhA: Legislative Success!
Kansas Pharmacists Association What a way to start the month of April! Early Saturday morning, at about 1:30 a.m., the Kansas Legislature...
The biggest PBMs are handling more and more of the country’s drug price negotiations
STAT+ Alex Schmelzer didn’t think he’d be the most-hated person in drug pricing negotiations, but he was. Schmelzer founded a consulting...
Survey Shows Concern over Pharmacy Benefit Manager Practices
Independent pharmacists worry about their ability to survive Mississippi Office of the State Auditor Many local pharmacists in...
Walgreens Accused of Overcharging Health Plans for Drugs
Bloomberg Law Blue Cross and Blue Shield units and other health care plans allege that Walgreen Co. engaged in a fraudulent scheme to...
If Medicare Part D Redesign Ever Happens, It Could Lead To Lower Prescription Drug Prices
Forbes On March 1st, during the State of the Union address, President Biden continued to push for some version of the Build Back Better...
CONSUMERS WANT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PHARMACIES, SURVEY SAYS
HME News Health insurance plans and their pharmacy benefit managers shouldn’t tell patients which pharmacies to use, a practice known as...
U.S. sues to block UnitedHealth's $8 bln deal for Change Healthcare
Reuters Health insurer UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N) on Wednesday agreed to buy Change Healthcare (CHNG.O) for $7.84 billion in an all-cash...
Legislators Introduce Bill to Modernize HIPAA, Health Data Privacy Laws
US Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act intending to modernize...
CVS adds Eliquis, other vital drugs to formulary exclusions
"I've never seen an issue galvanize the cardiovascular community like this," said Ryan Gough, executive director of the Partnership to...
Covid Pill Dispensing Costs Push Pharmacies to Call on Medicare
Financial pressure on pharmacies could harm patient access Bloomberg Law High-risk Covid-19 patients could see reduced access to Pfizer...
Free at-home COVID tests are available on this federal website. Here's how it works.
The Advocate The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day...
COVID-19 Vaccine Mix-Ups: What Pharms Can Do
Pharmacy Practice News In the two months since Pfizer-BioNTech was granted emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine in...
Home COVID tests will be covered by insurers starting Saturday. Here's what to know.
Associated Press/New Orleans Advocate Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19...
Omicron surge vexes parents of children too young for COVID vaccine
AP/NOLA.com Afternoons with Grammy. Birthday parties. Meeting other toddlers at the park. Parents of children too young to be vaccinated...
Consumers increasingly being squeezed by rising out-of-pocket drug costs
An analysis of formulary data from Medicare Part D insurance plans revealed three concerning trends for consumers. BenefitsPro The cost...
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill
CNBC The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that...
Moderna says initial booster data shows good results on omicron variant of coronavirus
Associated Press Moderna said lab tests showed the half-dose booster shot increased by 37 times the level of so-called neutralizing...
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