Independent pharmacists blame ‘medical middlemen’ for soaring drug costs, pharmacy closures
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - If you have trouble affording prescription drugs, some independent pharmacists say that so-called ...
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Breaking Down Biosimilar Barriers: Payer and PBM Policies
Part 2 of this series for Global Biosimilars Week dives into the complexities of payer and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) ...
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PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
This story was originally published by KFF Health News. While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their ...
Rebate Game Played By PBMs And Drug Makers Limits Biosimilar Competition
The rebate game played by drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers limits optimal biosimilar competition. As a result, U.S.
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Post-election prescription: Why Trump’s return could disrupt pharma
From drug pricing to reforming the drug regulatory process, Trump’s re-election has plenty of implications for the pharma ...
Shedding Light On Payers And PBMs As Possible Drivers Of Opioid Crisis
There is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors and stakeholders that contributed to the Rx opioid crisis. This includes ...
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Optum audit shows possible law violation, lower payments to independent pharmacies
The review of Minnesota-based Optum’s business practices by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy indicated that the company paid independent pharmacies in Mississippi rates lower than chains and ...
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager math: Big chains paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure Rx. Small drugstores paid $1.51
Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen who manage virtually all prescriptions written in the U.S. Serving as brokers among drugmakers, pharmacies, and health insurers, these health care entities ...