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Independent pharmacies say that Pharmacy Benefit Managers are squeezing them out of the marketplace.

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Craig Garthwaite, professor and director of the Program on Healthcare at Kellogg School of Management in the Northwestern University, involving a hearing on May 5, 2022, entitled "Ensuring Fairness and Transparency in the Market for Prescription Drugs":.

Pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) audits are becoming increasingly dangerous for pharmacies. While the role of the PBM was initially to reduce costs for all parties involved, abusive PBM...

Data has even shown that some people have stopped taking their medicine as prescribed because they simply couldn’t keep up with the rising costs.

Lawmakers in Madison passed several bills in 2021, and most of those laws took effect right away, except for a few.

Theres a growing awareness of the many reasons people of color experience poor health outcomes, including the stresses of racism itself. But one area of racial health disparity isnt often discussed: the lack of equitable access to prescription drugs.

Drug companies are deliberately targeting the U.S.

The North Carolina Senate unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to increase consumer protections in the health care industry.

Michigan committee hears testimony on bill that would regulate PBMs Mansur Shaheen | Mar 11, 2021 Share this: Testimony for HB 4348 was heard by the Michigan House Committee on Health Policy on Wednesday. The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Julie Calley in February, would require Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to be licensed and regulated in Michigan. Representative Calley explained what PBMs are to the committee on Wednesday, while also giving reasons for why she believes they ...

Michigan Pharmacist Association backs 15-point Michigan health proposal Mansur Shaheen | Feb 26, 2021 Share this: The Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) is backing a 15-point proposal unveiled by Michigan house members that would make sweeping changes to health care in the state. MPA President Heather Christensen told State of Reform she thinks the proposals “are amazing”. The MPA is a strong support of the “Controlling Prescription Middlemen” section of the proposal. Pha...