More Litigation Coming? Insulin MDL Gets Boost from FTC Report
In the report, the FTC said pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), charge significant markups for cancer, HIV, and other critical ...
Independent pharmacies know their communities. But many are struggling to stay open.
Abby Jones' first stop of the day delivering medication was the home of 90-year-old Sarah Campbell Kier. "Come in!" yelled Kier. Jones didn't have to knock. Kier had the screen door open and was ...
The FTC Finds United Health’s OptumRX Is Engaged In Widespread Price Gouging
The Federal Trade Commision (FTC) found prescription benefits managers like UnitedHealth's OptumRX have gained $7.3B from ...
New legislation aims to prevent PBMs from controlling drug pricing and pharmacy ownership
The Arkansas Pharmacists Association is calling for public and legislative support for stronger regulation of Pharmacy ...
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Troubling FTC probe reveals PBMs’ price-gouging tactics
Shocking revelations from a Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, investigation have exposed how three major prescription benefit managers, or PBMs, ...
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PBMs reaped substantial profits from dispensing prescription drugs, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission published a second interim staff report this week on the prescription drug middleman industry, which ...
How UnitedHealth and Rivals Made $7.3 Billion Marking Up Drugs: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission said three top pharmacy suppliers made profits of 7,700 percent on a lifesaving hypertension ...
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Regulator accuses drug middlemen of wild price hikes, possibly steering business to themselves
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday released an interim report saying that powerful drug middlemen marked up drugs for ...
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Arkansas Advocate: Arkansas lawmakers seek to ban prescription drug middlemen from owning pharmacies in the state
A proposed Arkansas law would forbid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from holding or acquiring interest in retail pharmacy ...
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Pharmacy owner talks impact of drug price markups by PBMs
Strawberry Hills Pharmacy owner Daniel Jones reacted Thursday to a recent Federal Trade Commission report that showed ...
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Bill would prevent PBMs from dispensing drugs via retail, mail
A bill filed Thursday (Jan. 16) in the Arkansas Legislature would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies from obtaining retail permits and operating pharmacies and mail order ...
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FTC report highlights prescription drug pricing issues in Lubbock
Prescription drug prices are rising, and a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) explains why. Pharmacy benefit ...