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Commentary: Pharmacy benefit managers are a roadblock to affordable medications
But today, according to the Federal Trade Commission, the six largest PBMs — CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx, Humana, Prime Therapeutics and MedImpact — manage nearly 95% of all prescriptions ...
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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 ...
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Pharmacy Benefit Manager math: Big chains paid $23.55 to fill a blood pressure Rx. Small drugstores paid $1.51
Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen who manage virtually all prescriptions written in the U.S. Serving as brokers among drugmakers, pharmacies, and health insurers, these health care entities ...
Blue Shield Of California Push For Cheaper Biosimilars Could Disrupt Market
Blue Shield of Calif. is bypassing traditional pharmacy benefit managers to bring a Humira-referenced biosimilar, Idacio, to ...
GoodRx, PBMs accused of suppressing reimbursements to independent pharmacies
Drug coupon aggregator GoodRx and pharmacy benefit managers including CVS Caremark and Express Scripts have been hit with at least three class action lawsuits accusing them of working together to ...