Rebate Game Played By PBMs And Drug Makers Limits Biosimilar Competition
The rebate game played by drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers limits optimal biosimilar competition. As a result, U.S.
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Pharmacies Accuse GoodRx of 'Inviting Price-Fixing' in Series of Antitrust Class Actions
"This case involves an unlawful price-fixing agreement among several PBMs—orchestrated by the PBM rate aggregator ... which ...
Becker's Hospital Review6d
Good RX, PBMs accused of suppressing reimbursements
GoodRx and pharmacy benefit managers CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, MedImpact and Navitus Health Solutions are facing class-action lawsuits accusing them of colluding to super press reimbursements to ...
GoodRx accused of conspiring with PBMs over reimbursement fees
The suits allege that the companies conspired to fix prices paid by the PBM to pharmacies for claims ... The two other cases ...
Editorial: Walgreens’ woes are about more than an iconic Chicago company’s future. Our health is at stake, too.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has a storied history in Chicago, starting with a single retail outlet in 1901, and expanding across ...
Shedding Light On Payers And PBMs As Possible Drivers Of Opioid Crisis
There is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors and stakeholders that contributed to the Rx opioid crisis. This includes ...
mississippitoday.org5d
Optum audit shows possible law violation, lower payments to independent pharmacies
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 ...
Times Union5d
Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers are a roadblock to affordable medications
Current legislation before Congress, including the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act (S ... the six largest PBMs — CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx, Humana, Prime Therapeutics and ...
Hometown Pharmacy closing 5 Wisconsin stores after shuttering 6 since last year
The Rio-based network of independent pharmacies blames drug industry intermediaries known as pharmacy benefit managers.
MM&M4d
Post-election prescription: Why Trump’s return could disrupt pharma
From drug pricing to reforming the drug regulatory process, Trump’s re-election has plenty of implications for the pharma ...
pharmaphorum4d
FTC report finds PBM power has “dire consequences”
Some PBMs not cooperating with the investigation The FTC started its probe into the sector in 2022, asking the top six players in the market – CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx, Humana ...