FTC lawsuit claims drug middlemen are manipulating insulin market
Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the United States — Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — have ...
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Major Updates in Health: Drug Approvals, Legal Battles, and Health Innovations
Recent developments in health include EU approval of Novo's Wegovy for obesity-related heart conditions, the US FDA's nod for ...
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New Idaho law to regulate pharmacy benefit managers. Will it reduce prescription drug costs?
In January, a new Idaho law will take effect requiring reform of business practices by pharmacy middlemen — in search of tamping down prescription drug costs. The new law targets pharmacy benefit ...
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FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs
The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially ...
Federal Trade Commission accuses three drug middlemen of inflating insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday that it is suing three drug middlemen, accusing them of inflating insulin prices.
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Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing the companies of artificially inflating insulin list prices that resulted in ...
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Pharmacy price-setting boards help big business, not patients
Instead of tackling the root causes, these price-setting boards could exacerbate the dominance of pharmacy benefit manager ... Furthermore, as the Federal Trade Commission found, “PBMs hold ...
The Hockey News15d
Sabres Forward Named Top Trade Candidate
This naturally has made him the subject of trade speculation, and it is only continuing as we inch closer to the 2024-25 season. In his latest NHL Trade Block Big Board for Bleacher Report ...
The News Journal15d
Our broken prescription drug pricing system is a moral issue for Delaware and America
PBMs are corporations that determine whether patients can access their medications and how much they pay for those medications when they fill a prescription at the pharmacy. Every day in our ...
Staten Island Advance16d
Rep. Malliotakis vows to fight against healthcare giants to help small Staten Island pharmacies
A Federal Trade Commission chart shows how six of the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers are part of larger healthcare conglomerates.(Courtesy: FTC) Originally designed as a way to ...
USA Today16d
Trump loses bid to move hush money case to federal court and avoid NY criminal sentencing
A federal judge said Tuesday that he won't take over decision making in former President Donald Trump's New York hush money case and block his upcoming criminal sentencing. Trump wanted federal ...
Managed Healthcare Executive16d
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Not Campaign Fodder So Far. But the Push for Reform May Be Gaining Traction
Pharmacy benefit managers aren't getting mentioned on the campaign ... congressional committees and watchdog groups. The Federal Trade Commission, which launched an investigation two years ago, issued ...