Pharmacy benefits managers, or PBMs, are meant to act as a middleman between drug manufacturers and insurance companies, with ...
Congress nearly passed legislation to restrict pharmacy benefit manager business practices at the end of 2024.
The bill's supporters framed it as part of the solution to addressing both high drug prices and slowing the pace of pharmacy ...
The Iowa Pharmacy Association is praising the introduction of legislation aimed at reforming Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ...
The bill would allow pharmacies to decline dispensing prescriptions to people if that pharmacy would be reimbursed less than ...
After passing some regulations in 2024, Iowa state lawmakers are this year once again considering legislation that would further regulate pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs.
A bundle of healthcare legislation that would introduce greater oversight of the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) sector is reported to be close to an agreement by US lawmakers. The package ...
Along with the hefty mark-ups, the new document points to other unfair practices, including diverting prescriptions for profitable medicines to PBM-affiliated pharmacies and away from independents ...
Michael Jones owns Helping Hand Family Pharmacy in Vicksburg and he’s been working to educate patients on what a PBM is. “They are the middleman between the insurance company your prescription ...
MHK, a leading healthcare technology provider and part of the Hearst Health network, announced today a partnership with Findhelp to enhance health equity by integrating MHK's CareProminence® platform ...
But truly resolving the problem requires Congress. Massachusetts Representative Jake Auchincloss, who introduced a bill to rein in PBM practices, told the editorial board that PBMs started out ...