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The Government Thinks It Is Overpaying for Medicare, Spelling Trouble for Insurers
Health insurers had a stellar 2022, but this year looks more challenging The Wall Street Journal Health insurers had the best of both...

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With the FTC’s more expansive approach to antitrust, PBMs are in the crosshairs
STAT News The Democrats leading the Federal Trade Commission are hoping to expand the agency’s authority to crack down on unfair business...

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$189 charged, $15 collected: The life and death of a local independent drugstore
VTDigger Eye all the photos, postcards and news clippings that paper Mary Giamartino’s office, and you’ll see how the Hotel Pharmacy...

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FTC action on PBMs could be just what the doctor ordered to improve patient outcomes
A primer on prescription drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers, government action, and why physicians need to be heard. Medical...

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers and the Federal Trade Commission: A Relationship Gone Sour
JAMA Authors: Barak D. Richman, JD, PhD1; Eli Y. Adashi, MD, MS2 On June 7, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its...

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Aspirations 2023: What I Hope To See Happen In Healthcare And Public Health (But Probably Won’t)
Forbes Previously this month, I gave predictions for 2023. Here, I’ll offer some aspirations for the healthcare system in 2023: What I...

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Everyday High Prices
How discounting led to inflation, shortages, and inequality. Washington Monthly Magazine Author: Phillip Longman For years, the only...

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Mary Tipton: New Congress can reduce prescription drug costs
Consumers will benefit by cutting out the pharmacy middlemen Salt Lake Tribune The federal government recently announced the U.S. spent a...

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Drug Pricing Oversight to Get Prime Focus Under New Congress
Repeal of Biden’s drug pricing law unlikely, analysts say Pharmacy middlemen, insulin costs among top priorities Bloomberg Law Overseeing...

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Through reverse auctions, Minnesota pushes for PBM savings and price transparency
By Christopher Snowbeck - Star Tribune Two large public sector health plans in Minnesota say they jointly will save more than $28 million...

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Get Antitrust Legislation Done, Chuck Schumer
Antitrust legislation is now up to one man, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. He promised a vote on antitrust legislation in May....

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Progressive lawmakers call on CMS to cull companies with history of Medicare fraud from ACO REACH
At least 10 organizations with records of healthcare fraud and abuse participated in the direct contracting program last year despite CMS...

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How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions
NPR In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of...

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To Beat Overbilling Allegations, Cigna Says Everybody Does It
Law360 Cigna has told a Tennessee federal judge that the U.S. Department of Justice's False Claims Act lawsuit accusing it of defrauding...

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Thousands of Tricare Pharmacy Locations Could Be Lost Due to Kroger-Albertsons Merger
Military.com | Patricia Kime A planned merger of Kroger and Albertsons grocery corporations could slash the number of Tricare network...

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Lawsuit filed against national insulin manufacturers by Kansas Attorney General
KSNT NBC Kansas The Kansas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against leading national insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers...

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The health insurer will see you now: How UnitedHealth is keeping more profits, as your doctor
STAT News By Bob Herman Next year, UnitedHealth Group — one of the largest health care companies on the planet — expects to make a lot...

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World’s Top-Selling Drug Going Off Patent Means Big Bucks for Middlemen
As AbbVie’s Humira faces copycat biologics, the biggest beneficiaries will be the middlemen negotiating and dispensing the drugs such as...

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Elon Musk, Bernie Sanders and Others Miss the Mark Over Pricey Insulin
Big Pharma has taken much of the heat for sky-high insulin prices, but scrutiny could soon shift to other companies grabbing a growing...

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What do Ticketmaster and Pharmacy Benefit Managers have in common?
Pacific Research Institute Popular American singer and songwriter, Taylor Swift, released her newest album ‘Midnights’ in October. The...

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