Economic Analyses Shows “Delinking” Policy Hands Big Pharma a Financial Windfall totaling $32 Billion Annually (Washington, D.C.) — Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) issued the following statement on the introduction of H.R. 6283, “Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act” or
The vast majority of employers and public health programs voluntarily work with pharmacy benefit companies to manage pharmacy benefits. So, what happens when a health plan doesn’t use a pharmacy benefit company? A recent Department of Labor (DOL) Office of the
Pharmacy Benefit Companies Innovate to Provide Choice for Clients, Lower Costs for Patients Even as Congress considers more government intervention and “drug pricing” legislation that ironically may prove only to increase prescription drug costs, pharmacy benefit companies continue to evolve
A wide array of voices from across the country are calling on lawmakers to oppose recently reintroduced legislation, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act (S.127), which fundamentally misconstrues the role of pharmacy benefit companies, unfairly proposes to take away employers’
Conversation on “Improving Competition to Lower Drug Prices” Emphasizes Need to Stop Abuse of the Patent System Last week, The Hill hosted an event titled, “Prescription for Change: Improving Competition to Lower Drug Prices.” During the event, lawmakers and a panel of drug
The vast majority of employers and public health programs voluntarily work with pharmacy benefit companies to manage pharmacy benefits. So, what happens when a health plan doesn’t use a pharmacy benefit company? A recent Department of Labor (DOL) Office of the
U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-VT), Mike Braun (R-IN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) recently introduced legislation that will crack down on drug companies’ patent abuse, specifically patent thickets. A companion bill in the House of Representatives was introduced by U.S. Representatives Jodey
May is Asthma Awareness Month, and today – May 5 – is World Asthma Day. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is marking the day with the release of their 2021 Asthma Capitals Report.
(Washington, D.C.) — In honor of World Diabetes Day, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) has launched a new phase of the OnYourRxSide campaign that showcases how pharmacy benefit managers, PBMs, are working to improve the lives of patients living
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