Welcome to the Pharmacy Benefit Brief. This brief is your monthly snapshot of news from America’s prescription drug supply chain including pharmacy benefit managers, independent pharmacies, and drug manufacturers. PBMS ARE REDUCING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS FOR PATIENTS… We hope this
New Bipartisan Legislation would Crack Down on Routine Abuse of the Drug Patent System to Keep More Affordable Alternatives Off Market (Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released the following statement following the introduction of legislation by U.S. Senators
Appearing recently before the Senate Finance Committee, executives for pharmacy benefit managers had the opportunity to set the record straight on their value, including their role as the only check against drug manufacturers’ pricing powers.
(Washington, D.C.) — Pharmaceutical Care Management Association President and CEO JC Scott issued the following statement on a new report by the U.S. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office of Health Policy, showing that minorities
In case you missed it, the Brookings Institution released a new analysis, “A Brief Look At Current Debates About Pharmacy Benefit Managers,” which provides an overview of recent legislation targeting pharmacy benefit companies being considered by Congress and how the
Study Finds Yearly Cost of Patent Thickets on Five Top-Selling Brand Name Drugs Ranges from $1.8 to $7.6 Billion In case you missed it, a new report from The Coalition for Affordable Prescription Drugs (CAPD) and conducted by Matrix Global
Ever-Broadening Actions Will Increase Prescription Drug Spending by Nearly $5 Billion (Nashville, TN) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today released a report finding that recent legal changes taken in Tennessee would increase prescription drug costs for employers, health plan sponsors,
(Washington, D.C.) —Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) President and CEO JC Scott issued the following statement on draft legislation introduced by the U.S Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee: “We are still reviewing many of the provisions included
In case you missed it, Katie Payne, senior vice president for strategic communications for the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), discusses how the BIO International Convention happening this week in Boston, MA misses the critical opportunity to address the root
(Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) announced today that Adam Kautzner, PharmD, president of Express Scripts, has assumed the role of chairman of the PCMA Board of Directors. “I would like to congratulate Adam for his appointment
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