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PBMs are Misleading America
As Congress investigates the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) problem, these middlemen corporations continue steering patients away from...
Aug 20, 2024
Parties Agree — Lawmakers Need to Stop Drug Price Manipulation
The evidence against pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, has been piling up. Congress and multiple state legislatures have held hearings...
Aug 16, 2024
National Poll of Likely 2024 Voters Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Specific PBM Reform Policies and Candidates Who Support Them
Likely Voters Want Policies to Require PBM Middlemen to Provide Value, Lower Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs Washington, DC – On...
Aug 1, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Members Host Important PBM Discussion on Capitol Hill
On Wednesday, July 9, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations (CSRO) –...
Jul 24, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on FTC Interim Report on PBMs
The Federal Trade Commission on July 9 issued its interim report on prescription drug middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers or...
Jul 11, 2024
ICYMI: Mail-Order Drugs Were Supposed to Keep Costs Down. It’s Doing the Opposite.
One employer was paying about $100 for a prescription for a generic antidepressant, though it could be bought elsewhere for about $12 A...
Jun 26, 2024
ICYMI: New York Times Investigation Shows PBMs Rip Off Just About Everyone
The New York Times has published a detailed investigation into how middlemen pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) drive up drug costs for...
Jun 22, 2024
Watch: How pharmacy benefit managers influence drug pricing
This is Part 2 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex world of patents and drug pricing. Watch here >
Jun 13, 2024
Watch: The role of PBMs, patents, and public health in drug pricing
This is Part 1 of “Behind the Counter,” an in-depth video series demystifying the complex world of patents and drug pricing. Watch here >
Jun 13, 2024
Rural pharmacies fill a health care gap in the US. Owners say it’s getting harder to stay open
Basin Pharmacy fills more than prescriptions in rural northern Wyoming. It’s also the key health care access point for the town of about...
Jun 7, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing, entitled “Ensuring Affordable & Accessible Medications: Examining Competition...
May 22, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee Advancement of Healthcare Legislation
Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a markup of 23 bills aimed at strengthening our healthcare...
May 17, 2024
Delinking Medicare Prescription Costs from PBM Profits Protects Seniors
Our prescription drug pricing system in America is complex, confusing and often puts patients at a disadvantage. Insurance middlemen...
May 17, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Congressional Hearings with UnitedHealth Group CEO
Members of Congress Highlight Concerns Beyond Data Breach, Need for PBM Reforms The Senate Finance Committee and House Energy and...
May 2, 2024
Now Is the Time to Break the Link Tying PBM Profits to Rising Drug Prices
It’s not a secret that our prescription drug pricing system is broken. To address the root of the problem, the Biden administration...
Mar 25, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Congressional Efforts to Rein in PBMs
Bipartisan legislation will help lower seniors’ costs for prescription drugs Today, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Crapo (R-ID)...
Mar 14, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Recent White House Discussion on PBMs and Upcoming State of the Union
Momentum Continues Building in Support of PBM Reforms to Lower Prescription Drug Costs The White House held a roundtable discussion...
Mar 6, 2024
PBM Accountability Project Statement on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Letter Warning Seniors About PBM Practices
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a letter to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), Medicare Part D Plans,...
Dec 20, 2023
Without Comprehensive PBM Reform, Patient Health Outcomes Will Suffer
As patients faced both high rates of inflation and record high costs at the pharmacy counter, President Biden signed the Inflation...
Dec 1, 2023
PBM Accountability Project and Nearly 50 Stakeholder Organizations Urge Congress to Pass PBM Reforms
Legislation will rein in the profiteering, anticompetitive and anti-consumer practices of PBMs, creating price transparency, making...
Nov 28, 2023
Expert: Working Together, Sharing Information Is Crucial to PBM Reform
In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Cheryl Larson, president and CEO of the Midwest Business Group on Health, discussed the employers’...
Nov 22, 2023
Health Insurers and PBMs Should Brace for a Copay Programs Shift
A federal court decision that struck down expanded use of copay accumulator programs should prompt health insurers and pharmacy benefit...
Nov 20, 2023
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