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    • Mashup Score: 28
      AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Two Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Anticompetitive Practices - 16 day(s) ago

      AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Two Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Anticompetitive Practices

      Source: www.michigan.gov
      Categories: General Medicine News
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        Every state AG needs to do this. These #PBM oligarchs need to be sued and called out for what they do — oput their profits over patients! https://t.co/DRQlgOCSrK

    • Mashup Score: 2
      Colorado Legislature on verge of approving another pharmacy benefit manager reform | The Sum and Substance - 17 day(s) ago

      The bill would limit pharmacy benefit managers to earning flat fees from insurers rather than fees based on the savings they generate.

      Source: tsscolorado.com
      Categories: General Medicine News
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        Flat fee for #PBMs, not a percentage of the drug that incentivizes the #PBM oligarchy to favor the highest-priced drugs fueled by rebates. https://t.co/QAPHHt0X74

    • Mashup Score: 0
      As a Result of PBM Reform, CVS Will Close Over 20 Pharmacies in Arkansas - 1 month(s) ago

      CVS releases a statement shortly after HB1150 was signed in Arkansas, prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies.

      Source: www.drugtopics.com
      Categories: General Medicine News
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        TedOkonCOA

        Let's see if CVS really closes 23 stores in Arkansas. If it does in favor of it's #PBM business, that tells you where the profits are. #PBMs have no inventory or risk. The top PBM oligarchs simply control the pipeline of Rx drugs. https://t.co/h6al90BL4p

    • Mashup Score: 71
      UnitedHealth CEO objects to critics' 'obsession' with PBMs' role in drug supply chain - 1 month(s) ago

      Andrew Witty hopes a new executive order will lead to a review of all players in the sector.

      Source: www.benefitspro.com
      Categories: General Medicine News
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        How out-of-touch with reality is the UHC CEO? Crying about the focus on #PBMs when it is the #PBM oligarchy that is destroying health care in this country. https://t.co/t93mNKysG9

    • Mashup Score: 2
      Pharmacists push for reforms to pharmacy benefit managers in NC - 2 month(s) ago

      Pharmacy benefit managers say attempts to restrict their business practices will lead to higher drug prices for patients. Rep. Heather Rhyne, who is proposing legislation to limit PBM profits, disagrees.

      Source: www.wral.com
      Categories: General Medicine News
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        Good to see pharmacists in my home state of NC pressing for #PBM reform. https://t.co/LCsQvvzyUS

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      Ohio pharmacy closures lead to fears of medicine deserts, especially in rural areas • Ohio Capital Journal - 2 month(s) ago

      The number of retail pharmacies in Ohio last year dropped below 2,000, and it’s worsening fears that especially in low-income rural areas, people will find it even harder to get medicine, vaccines, and advice about how to handle chronic health conditions.

      Source: ohiocapitaljournal.com
      Categories: General Medicine News, Hem/Oncs
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        Pharmacy deserts expanding across the country as #PBM oligarchy runs rampant and Congress does nothing and @CMSGov has a complete hands off on #PBMs feasting on Medicare Part D. @martyschladen @OhioCapJournal https://t.co/VRgwodsm6m

    • Mashup Score: 1
      Stake in Giants on the market, sources say - 3 month(s) ago

      The New York Giants have hired Moelis & Co. to explore the potential sale of up to 10 percent of the club, a deal that could set a new record for an NFL team valuation.

      Source: www.sportsbusinessjournal.com
      Categories: General Medicine News, Hem/Oncs
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        Maybe the right person (Eli?) can bring some honor to a once-proud organization that is now the laughing stock (Barkley, McKinney) of the NFL. Someone needs to bring modern-day football to the @Giants. https://t.co/gNT2SBmg90

    • Mashup Score: 2
      Opinion | I Was a Health Insurance Executive. What I Saw Made Me Quit. - 4 month(s) ago

      Shareholders, not patient outcomes, tend to drive decisions at health insurance companies.

      Source: www.nytimes.com
      Categories: General Medicine News, Hem/Oncs
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        Worth the read if you haven't already. These are evil companies. #PBMmob https://t.co/Snvn99ae05

    • Mashup Score: 49
      Kansas pharmacists are closing their doors as they seek a way to save their businesses struggling from PBM practices - 4 month(s) ago

      Wednesday, 92 independent, mom-pop pharmacies across the state will close their doors for a day of advocacy in Topeka. It’s a situation pharmacists said, without action, will see more pharmacies close.

      Source: www.kwch.com
      Categories: General Medicine News, Hem/Oncs
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        Wednesday, 92 independent, mom-pop pharmacies across the state will close their doors for a day of advocacy in Topeka. #PBMs #PBMob https://t.co/GB9okis3L9

    • Mashup Score: 155
      FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen - 4 month(s) ago

      The Federal Trade Commission today published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry, which focuses on pharmacy benefit managers’ (PBMs) influence over specialty g

      Source: www.ftc.gov
      Categories: General Medicine News, Hem/Oncs
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        BREAKING: @FTC issues 2nd interim report on #PBMs. This one documents the big 3 #PBM huge markups on #cancer and other critical drugs when sent from their mail order warehouses. This is why they are destroying independent pharmacies. https://t.co/Yqd83qop34

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