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Biden’s SOTU Targets Drug Companies, But Misses Opportunity To Challenge Health Insurers And PBMs
Forbes President Biden’s State of the Union Address hammered home the point that drug prices must come down. He reminded viewers that he...

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‘We Ain’t Gonna Get It’: Why Bernie Sanders Says His ‘Medicare for All’ Dream Must Wait
KHN After railing at the injustices of U.S. health care for decades, Sen. Bernie Sanders in January became the new chairman of the Senate...

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Rural Oregon pharmacies fear closure without further health care industry regulation
A trio of bills would create new rules for pharmaceutical middlemen in the state. Oregon Public Broadcasting Less competition has meant...

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Mississippi lawmakers propose bill targeting pharmacy benefit managers
Super Talk | Mississippi Media Mississippi hospitals aren’t the only ones in need. According to Robert Dozier of the Mississippi...

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Oklahoma Pharmacy Board unanimously approves new rules for shipping mail-order medications
Oklahoma KFOR News The Oklahoma Pharmacy Board unanimously approved new rules Wednesday that would regulate how Oklahomans receive...

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Senators introduced bills to reform PBMs and create new FTC probe
Fierce Healthcare Two top senators have reintroduced legislation that would introduce several reforms to pharmacy benefit managers,...

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The Government Thinks It Is Overpaying for Medicare, Spelling Trouble for Insurers
Health insurers had a stellar 2022, but this year looks more challenging The Wall Street Journal Health insurers had the best of both...

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Drug Pricing Oversight to Get Prime Focus Under New Congress
Repeal of Biden’s drug pricing law unlikely, analysts say Pharmacy middlemen, insulin costs among top priorities Bloomberg Law Overseeing...

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Through reverse auctions, Minnesota pushes for PBM savings and price transparency
By Christopher Snowbeck - Star Tribune Two large public sector health plans in Minnesota say they jointly will save more than $28 million...

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Get Antitrust Legislation Done, Chuck Schumer
Antitrust legislation is now up to one man, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. He promised a vote on antitrust legislation in May....

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Elon Musk, Bernie Sanders and Others Miss the Mark Over Pricey Insulin
Big Pharma has taken much of the heat for sky-high insulin prices, but scrutiny could soon shift to other companies grabbing a growing...

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Oklahoma proposes landmark rule to keep mailed medications safe from extreme temperatures
There is little regulation of how pharmacies ship drugs to patients, though extremes of hot or cold can make medicine unsafe or...

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A Stethoscope for Spending: Transparency for PBMs
Real Clear Health At its invention, the stethoscope was revolutionary—the first non-lethal way of exploring a patient’s internal anatomy....

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What the Inflation Reduction Act means for PBMs
Modern Healthcare The sweeping law President Joe Biden enacted Tuesday offers relief to some presciption drug users, but the pharmacy...

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Lowering insulin’s cost becomes political football
Yet Democrats and Republicans agree something must be done The Gazette Insulin has become the poster-child drug when it comes to the...

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FTC Caught in Balancing Act With Pharmacy Benefit Manager Probe
PBM group says independent pharmacies are ‘stable’ ‘Need to understand’ what’s happening with drug supply chain, consumer costs Bloomberg...

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The Cantwell-Grassley PBM Bill Is Much Needed But More Can Be Done
Health Affairs Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) recently introduced legislation that aims to shed light on...

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Seeking to Kick-Start Biden’s Agenda, Schumer Unveils a Bill for Medicare Drug Price Negotiations
Kaiser Health News Democratic senators on Wednesday took a formal step toward reviving President Joe Biden’s economic agenda, starting...

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8 in 10 registered voters support requiring insurance & PBMs to share rebates directly with patients
A new PhRMA/Ipsos poll finds that there is wide support for policies that require health insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers...

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Lawmakers ask GAO to probe pharmacy benefit managers over their role in drug pricing
STAT News Amid intensifying scrutiny of pharmacy benefit managers, a group of House Republicans is urging the U.S. Government...

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