Wall Street Deal Making Faces Greater Scrutiny, Delays Under FTC’s Lina Khan
Agency questions mergers likely to have gone unchallenged in years past, drawing complaints from deal makers who say scrutiny is...
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LIPA News and Updates
More than 200 organizations advocate passage of Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act
Financial Regulation News The Food Industry Association said 207 organizations support the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency...
Healthcare Policy Expert: FTC Could Put Insurers' Drug Middlemen On A Diet
The Federal Trade Commission has an opportunity to impact healthcare for Americans. Newsweek Fat can sometimes cause healthcare issues,...
INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES BREAK THROUGH ON PBMS
HME News Constant efforts by independent pharmacy stakeholders have unleashed a “tidal wave” of activity to reform pharmacy benefit...
CMS insurer price transparency rule has taken effect. Signs are good for compliance
Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Certain health insurers are required to start publicly disclosing in-network and out-of-network rates...
The FTC inquiry into PBMs is a chance for accountability
The three biggest pharmacy benefit managers control nearly 80% of the market The Washington Times The Federal Trade Commission now has a...
Fears ease on new pharmacy deserts in Ohio: 'The state is going to save a lot of money'
The Columbus Dispatch The heart emojis drifting upward during – of all places – an Ohio Medicaid webinar provided the first clue. After a...
Expert: ‘Vaccination Is a Team Sport,’ Pharmacists Are Key Players
Expert emphasizes that it is important to acknowledge the critical role of pharmacists in overcoming barriers to vaccinations. Pharmacy...
Legal experts expect 'more scrutiny' of Medicare prior authorization from feds
Modern Healthcare As the federal government's attention to improper Medicare Advantage prior authorization denials intensifies, insurers...
NCPA Announces Support for Bipartisan PBM Transparency Bill
The bill allows state attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission the ability to initiate legal action against certain PBM...
AMA: Insurers not sticking to prior authorizations deal from 2018
Modern Healthcare Health insurance companies haven't adequately implemented changes to the prior authorization process that insurers and...
Senate Commerce Committee Issues Testimony From David A. Balto Law Offices Antitrust Attorney
InsuranceNews Net The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by David A. Balto, antitrust...
Federal Litigation Update And Proposed Rule On Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Mondaq Court Strikes Down CMS Hospital Wage Level Regulations On March 2, 2022 the United States District Court for the District of...
Minnesota seeking $1.25M fine against CVS Caremark over alleged unlawful PBM practices
Beckers Hospital Review The Minnesota Department of Commerce has initiated a contested case against CVS Health's pharmacy benefit...
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...
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...
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