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18 hours ago
PBM Accountability Project Statement on House Introduction of Critical PBM Reforms
Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks, M.D. (R-IA), Nannette Barragan (D-CA), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Brad Schneider (D-IL), Rick...
24 hours ago
Employers Get Big Drug Discounts Through Program For Hospitals That Serve Poor Patients
Companies sell benefit plans to employers that lower prescription drug costs for workers by tapping a federal hospital program A new...
5 days ago
Letter: The broken 340B drug program needs to be fixed
All North Dakotans surely know the adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Well, some North Dakota state lawmakers are test-driving a...
7 days ago
Op Ed: Rural Americans Need PBM Reform Now
Millions of rural Americans face a devastating health crisis. They suffer from high rates of chronic diseases yet face a severe shortage...
Mar 7
The 340B Drug Pricing Program: A Patient Benefit or PBM Profit Center?
Recent public financial disclosures from major health insurance conglomerates like CVS Health have shed light on a concerning trend: the...
Mar 4
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Members Highlight the Need for Urgent PBM Reforms
Last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled, “An Examination of How Reining in...
Feb 27
The Healthcare Breakdown No. 060 - Breaking down those sweet 340B discounts and how much patients aren’t benefiting
What we’re breaking down: That one program you hear a lot about that seems great but when you really peel back the onion you realize...
Feb 13
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Senate Introduction of Critical PBM Reforms
Senators Grassley and Cantwell Continue Efforts to Ensure Patients, Employers and Unions No Longer Overpay for Prescriptions Feb. 13,...
Feb 5
PBM Accountability Project Joins Leading Stakeholders Urging Congress, President Trump to Prioritize PBM Reforms
The PBM Accountability Project recently joined several pharmacy, employer, and consumer advocates to encourage the new administration and...
Jan 28
PBM Accountability Project Calls on Congress to Pass PBM Reforms, Lower Prescription Drug Costs for all Americans
Doug Dority, Chairman of the Board of the PBM Accountability Project, recently penned a letter to House and Senate leadership urging...
Jan 21
United Health Lawsuit Named Among FTC's Biggest Wins
The outgoing Federal Trade Commission chief has listed her ongoing lawsuit against United Health as among her greatest accomplishments....
Jan 14
Largest Pharmacy-Benefit Managers Hiked Up Drug Prices, FTC Says
The largest pharmacy-benefit managers hiked the prices of dozens of drugs dispensed through their own pharmacies, according to a new...
Jan 2
How UnitedHealth Became an American Goliath
From a humble base, it gobbled up big chunks of the U.S. health system, including doctor practices, pharmacy-benefits managers and...
Dec 18, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Calls on Congress to Pass CR with PBM Reforms
Doug Dority, Chairman of the Board of the PBM Accountability Project, penned a letter today to House and Senate leadership urging...
Dec 18, 2024
2025 outlook: Alternative PBMs look to heap pressure on industry titans
Pharmacy benefit managers were under the microscope from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), lawmakers and states in 2024. But outside of...
Dec 11, 2024
Family Forced by Cigna's PBM to Make a 9-Hour Drive for a Child’s Life-Saving Medication
Cristi Waltz’s fight for her grandson’s medicine exposes the dark underbelly of pharmacy benefit managers — and why lawmakers on both...
Dec 5, 2024
Congress Must Protect Consumers from PBM Abuse
The post-election lame duck session of Congress could be one of the most influential for consumers – if our elected officials are willing...
Nov 26, 2024
Medicare Pays Wildly Different Prices for the Same Drug
Middlemen negotiate prescription costs at thousands of different price points, depending on your insurance plan The cost of prescription...
Nov 6, 2024
One thing that won't change: PBM scrutiny
The outcome of this election could turn health policy on its head, but one thing's fairly certain no matter who wins: PBMs will remain in...
Oct 30, 2024
Insured Americans can't predict drug costs
More than half of insured Americans say they can't predict how much their covered prescription drugs will cost, according to an annual...
Oct 23, 2024
Cigna restarts merger talks with Humana: report
Cigna is reviving efforts to merge with Humana after talks fell apart late last year, Bloomberg News reported, quoting people familiar...
Oct 23, 2024
Q&A: Mark Cuban explains his beef with traditional PBMs — and why he thinks disruption is inevitable
Mark Cuban is a man on a mission — to disrupt the pharmaceutical industry. Specifically, Cuban, the billionaire best known for his past...
Oct 22, 2024
The Powerful Companies Driving Local Drugstores Out of Business
The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy deserts”...
Oct 19, 2024
Warped by Washington: America's Medical Supply is in Crisis Again
One hurricane is enough to do it—to expose how fouled up our medical supply chain is. In the wake of Helene , physicians and nurses in...
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