The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry is under pressure to shift to models that avoid conflicts of interest and ...

Arkansas became the first state to pass a law banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies, aiming to curb their market power and reduce drug costs. But major PBMs like CVS and Express ...

As their name implies, PBMs are third-party companies ... This article provides a brief overview of some of the more common types of PBM legislation recently passed in the states.

PBMs have also been charged with “steering” customers to favor their own pharmacies and pushing consumers toward costly brand-name drugs ... with fewer options, PBM critics contend.

Rite Aid. "Rite Aid Completes Acquisition of Leading Independent Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) EnvisionRx." CVSHealth. "CVS Caremark Announces Corporate Name Change to CVS Health to Reflect ...

The law puts an unconstitutional restriction on interstate commerce by burdening out-of-state companies like Express Scripts, ...

The health system has been working on bringing its PBM to market since 2019, when it ditched one of the big three, which DeFalco did not name, and created a PBM for its employee plan.

Moreover, in the name of "network efficiency," PBMs are funneling ... The industry needs to rethink the PBM business model and realign incentives with desired outcomes. The time for half-measures ...

During the House Oversight hearing earlier this summer, Conway, Kautzner and Joyner defended PBM business practices ... and favoring more expensive brand-name drugs on their formularies, or ...

The suit says the State of Arkansas is unconstitutionally limiting commerce by banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning ...

A Delaware-based pro-PBM lobbying group, Conservatives for Lower Care Costs, took out local ads on airways and social media urging lawmakers to vote the bill down. A House committee on Tuesday ...

While Arkansas politicians claim this law was designed to lower drug prices and increase access to medications, it will do ...