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California Passes Critical PBM Reforms
California’s SB 41 is a major win for PBM accountability, passing the legislature with broad bipartisan support and earning Governor Newsom’s signature this month. This legislation is one of the strongest protections to date against anti-consumer PBM practices and includes important provisions to: require PBMs in California to be licensed and subject to oversight, ending their near-total lack of regulation in the state ban spread pricing – the practice where PBMs charge ins
Oct 14
PBM Accountability Project Statement on PBM Lobbying Efforts to Avert Accountability
The PBM industry’s lobbying arm is reportedly working to avoid new federal regulations, suggesting instead that PBMs police themselves....
Sep 26
CBO Report Reveals Massive Abuse of 340B Program by Hospitals and PBMs
As Congress prepares for the final legislative push of 2025, a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reinforces the need...
Sep 17
The PBM Accountability Project Calls on Congress for Immediate PBM Reform This Fall
The PBM Accountability Project Managing Director Mark Blum today submitted a letter to Congressional leaders urging swift action to pass...
Sep 10
PBM Accountability Project Calls on FTC and DOJ for Urgent PBM Reform Following Drug Pricing Listening Sessions
The PBM Accountability Project Managing Director Mark Blum submitted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of...
Sep 5
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Chairman Comer’s Expanded Investigation into PBM Practices
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-KY) recently announced an expanding investigation into...
Sep 4
PBM Reform Should be at the Top of Congress' Fall Agenda
As Congress returns this fall, there are likely several items on their “To Do” list – addressing healthcare costs should be near the very...
Aug 28
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Healthcare Affordability
The Senate HELP Committee today held a hearing entitled, “Making Health Care Affordable: Solutions to Lower Costs and Empower Patients.”...
Aug 1
PBM Accountability Project Encourages Senate HELP to Consider PBM Reforms to Lower Drug Costs
The PBM Accountability Project today sent a letter to Senate HELP Committee leaders supporting ongoing efforts to make healthcare more...
Jul 31
PBM Accountability Project Applauds Introduction of the PBM Reform Act (H.R. 4317)
The PBM Accountability Project, representing a wide range of stakeholders across the business, labor, patient, consumer and pharmacy...
Jul 16
PBM Accountability Project Statement on The PBM Reform Act
Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA), along with 11 bipartisan members of Congress, today introduced the PBM Reform Act to reform the...
Jul 10
PBM Accountability Project Urges Congressional Leaders to Prioritize PBM Reforms in Budget Reconciliation
The PBM Accountability Project Managing Director Mark Blum today sent a letter to Congressional leadership calling for the inclusion of...
Jun 23
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