The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on September 27, 2024 unexpectedly withdrew from a recently established Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ...
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“I’m proud that the FTC launched a bipartisan investigation into these shadowy middlemen, and its preliminary findings prove yet again that it’s time to bust up the PBM monopoly.” Eisai ...
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 ...
Blue Shield of Calif. is bypassing traditional pharmacy benefit managers to bring a Humira-referenced biosimilar, Idacio, to ...
Michael Combs; President, Chief Executive Officer; CorVel Corp. Brandon O'Brien; Chief Financial Officer; CorVel Corp. Presentation. Operator. Thank you for standing ...
It’s the second major investigation into middlemen in the US medicines supply chain, coming after an ongoing FTC probe of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies, which started in 2022.
The usual PBM strategy cuts an independent pharmacy's share of the prescription revenue to just 3 cents per pill dispensed, ...
Current legislation before Congress, including the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (S.2973) and the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023 (S.3430), ...
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 ...