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The following editorial appeared in The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Tribune- Democrat.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 27, 2024.

State legislation aiming to block discriminatory practices used against pharmacies in a federal drug discount program is ramping up this year despite legal challenges from the drug industry.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. February 27, 2024.

So much of American health care can be summed up with drugs. We often go to the doctor less to find out what is wrong than we do to get a prescription to fix the symptoms. While the long-term goal may be figuring out the underlying cause, the short-term objective

At first glance, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban may seem to have little in common with an independent pharmacy owner. But they have one shared adversary: pharmacy benefit managers. They claim the drug price negotiators are putting mom-and-pop drugstores out of business. Pharmacy benefit managers — known as PBMs — are

Chains like Walgreens and CVS have pivoted from endless expansion to closing stores to boost profits.

Pharmacy benefit manager play a big role in the prices of prescription drugs. A St. Louis-area pharmacist said his business is suffering because of it.

Pfizer said last week it had adjusted its predicted Covid vaccination sales for the year by $2 billion to reflect lower demand than it initially anticipated.

The analysis ‘shines a light on lack of market competition’ in the health insurance industry, the physician group said.