Pharmacies are fed up with PBMs. Here’s what reforms might be coming
Outrage against PBMs was on full display when 400 pharmacy professionals in Kansas shuttered their businesses and petitioned ...
What to know about the 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after his inhaler price spiked to $539
Diagnosed with asthma as a baby, Cole Schmidtknecht took the inhaler daily as a preventive medication since he was about 13, ...
Across Healthcare System, Stakeholders Share Responsibility For High Costs
Across healthcare system, stakeholders share blame for high costs. This includes hospitals, drugmakers, insurers and others ...
Kroger pharmacies get back together with Express Scripts
Kroger pharmacies have resumed a partnership with Express Scripts. Shutterstock. This story was originally published on ...
Pharmacy benefit management unicorn Capital Rx hits $3.5 billion in revenue with a different approach to drug pricing as Congress targets middlemen
Healthcare startup Capital Rx seeing revenue surge as Congress seeks to regulate the PBM giants that profit from high drug ...
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Cigna sues, wants leeway to tell customers which pharmacies to use
A giant healthcare company is suing the State of Minnesota over a state law that is supposed to protect small pharmacies in ...
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Lawmakers press for quick action on PBM bills
Lawmakers determined to enact new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers are trying to include legislation, which nearly passed in December, in a budget package that must pass by next month.
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Kroger Health reunites with Express Scripts
The biggest pharmacy benefit managers have made efforts to improve relationships with pharmacies, health insurers, employers ...
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Kansas pharmacists ask lawmakers for help as pharmacies across the state continue to close
Pharmacists in Kansas say pharmacy benefit managers, a group that helps determine what medications insurance covers and how ...
A 22-year-old from Appleton died after his inhaler price skyrocketed. His parents are suing.
The parents of Cole Schmidtknecht are suing Walgreens and OptumRx, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, over the 22-year-old ...
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CVS Health and Microsoft alliance: an example of an extended partnership
In addition to CVS Caremark, CVS Health owns CVS Pharmacy, a retail pharmacy chain, and Aetna, a large health insurance provider. With CVS' tens of millions of customers and health plan enrollees ...
California bill targets drug industry middlemen, setting stage for fight over health costs
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators in Sacramento seem to agree: Prescription drug prices are too high. But lawmakers and the second-term governor are at odds over what to do about it, ...