For example, if a pharmacist incorrectly ... entities like insurance companies and TPAs often outsource the management of pharmacy benefits to one of the major PBMs. [27] TPAs are independent ...
As PBM services have traditionally been dominated by large companies such as CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx, health systems are starting to create alternatives. Here are four more things to ...
The industry says it keeps down the cost of prescription drugs, but critics say it's profiting at the expense of patients.
The largest pharmacy-benefit managers hiked the prices of certain drugs dispensed through their own pharmacies, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission released on Tuesday. The ...
The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022 would ban deceptive unfair pricing schemes and prohibit arbitrary clawbacks of payments made to pharmacies.
Pill bottles filled with dollar bills. PBMs, hired by insurance plan sponsors to manage prescription drug benefits, compete by lowering premiums to gain business. For instance, the average annual ...
Agency commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to publish the report, which makes similar allegations against the ...
Two health care advocates say Congress should closely regulate pharmacy benefit managers, who work between health plans and drug manufacturers to negotiate discounts on medications. File photo ...