Iowa lawmakers target prescription drug prices, pharmacy reimbursements with 'PBM' bills
The bill's supporters framed it as part of the solution to addressing both high drug prices and slowing the pace of pharmacy closures in Iowa.
Bill in Iowa legislature proposes new rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Pharmacists are praising a bill under consideration in the Iowa House and Senate that would set new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs. Critics accuse PBMs of pocketing part of the money that should instead be reimbursing the pharmacies that fill prescriptions.
Pharmacy Day at the capitol saw lawmakers advance PBM reform
White coats were out in numbers at the Iowa Statehouse on Wednesday for Pharmacy Day on the Hill. Outside of student pharmacists attending, pharmacist associations were
Indiana Statehouse bills on local pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers
Indiana lawmakers are attempting to find solutions to decrease Indiana’s elevated healthcare costs by targeting pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) through a series of state bills. PBM’s act as middlemen when it comes to drug manufacturers and insurance companies.
Bills aim to address prescription drug costs, pharmacy closures by regulating PBMs
Pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies, and pharmacists debated the causes and potential impacts of the new proposal during hearings Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol
Iowa bill to regulate Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Iowa bill to regulate Pharmacy Benefits Managers
Iowa pharmacists ask lawmakers for action as more pharmacies close across the state
Iowa House and Senate lawmakers advanced House Study Bill 99 and Senate Study Bill 1074 through their respective subcommittees Wednesday. The bills aim to stop Pharmacy Benefit Managers or PBMs from giving pharmacies less money than it costs to fill prescriptions.
Pharmacists ask for lawmakers to pass bill regulating pharmacy benefit managers
The Iowa legislation would require PBMs to reimburse pharmacies for the national or Iowa average acquisition drug costs.
Kroger renews major pharmacy deal after hiatus
The agreement covers Medicare Part D and Tricare plans. Kroger Health operates over 2,200 pharmacies in 35 states.
The Walgreens closure last year prompted concerns that neighbors would be stranded in a pharmacy desert
The retail space in Roxbury that had been vacated by Walgreens for more than a year has a new tenant: Vicente’s Supermarket, ...
Kroger Family of Pharmacies joins TRICARE Pharmacy Program
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Kroger Health and the Kroger Family of Pharmacies will rejoin the TRICARE Pharmacy Program, effective ...
People’s Pharmacy: Be aware of this statin-induced side effect
There is an underdiagnosed condition called statin-induced autoimmune myopathy. It can take years to show up and can be hard ...
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'It served a role': Fruth Pharmacy to close downtown Charleston location
The Fruth Pharmacy Express in downtown Charleston, West Virginia is closing on Feb. 12, 2025. Fruth Pharmacy president Lynne ...
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New Wichita pharmacy provides uninsured people access to essential medications
On Wednesday, Cairn Health Community Pharmacy opened on Broadway just north of 13th Street. Cairn Health is a nonprofit, mail-order pharmacy that provides essential medication to uninsured, low-income ...
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Express Scripts, Kroger reach new pharmacy network agreement
The two have mended fences after a nasty contract dispute in 2022 caused Kroger pharmacies to go out of network with Express ...
Cards stacked against rural pharmacies in the Ozarks
Being an independent pharmacy in a rural community means you may be the only pharmacy for thirty to forty miles. “A lot of it ...