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There's little point in pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into creating a biosimilar if PBMs will refuse to cover it.
FTC investigators documented how pharmacy benefit managers imposed eye-popping markups on generic drugs used to treat deadly ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), charged with protecting the American consumer, on January 15, 2025, issued a special report on PBMs. It found they are as profit driven as pharma.
U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., and Earl “Buddy” Carter, R-Ga., along with nine other representatives, introduced a bipartisan PBM Reform Act, with regulations centered around Medicare and ...
The Carlton report applies the FTC methodology to the 98 percent of drug expenditures the FTC research ignored. Carlton finds the opposite of what the FTC claims: PBM-affiliated pharmacies are ...
A coalition of Iowa business interests are suing the state to stop a law restricting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Healthcare analyst Ellen Andrews, Ph. D, highlights a first-in-the-nation bill that the state passed this year in an effort to control generic drug prices.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks poised to win the battle over fluoride, to the dismay of dentists and oral ...
Five days later, Cole had a severe asthma attack, stopped breathing and collapsed. According to his family, he suffered ...
In his first term, Trump made a lot of noise about lowering drug prices but accomplished little of consequence. The noise continues, but it is now accompanied by new ill-conceived initiatives, ...
Kentucky law to give independent pharmacies financial relief from pharmaceutical industry middlemen has stalled in state ...
Colorado's independent and rural pharmacies are struggling to stay afloat. A new state law offers hope for the future, but it provides no immediate relief.