Policy & Sector Insights

Real Clear Health
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) administer prescription drug plans on behalf of insurers and employers. In the process, they negotiate reimbursement terms with pharmacies and drug prices with drug manufacturers…Read More

The American Prospect
Rob Frankil of Sellersville, Pennsylvania, followed his father into the family business after college. “My entire life,” he said, “I’ve been involved with managing and owning independent pharmacies.” He now owns two stores, a traditional community pharmacy and another that caters to long-term care facilities…Read More

Newsweek
In the past few months, four bills have been introduced in Congress calling for transparency in prescription drug pricing…Read More

STAT News
In a bid to pull the curtain back on drug pricing, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose information about the controversial rebates paid by drug makers to win coveted spots on health plan formularies…Read More.

Business Insider
Pharmacists around the country are agitated. For years they’ve been watching their customers struggle to pay for prescription drugs, even when they have generic or over-the-counter alternatives. These drugs are supposed to treat simple, everyday ailments, like acid reflux and heartburn…Read More

Bloomberg
A decade ago, Caterpillar Inc. looked at its employee drug plan and sensed that money was evaporating. The bills for pills had increased inexorably, so the company started to rein in its pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM…Read More

Brad Arthur, Black Rock Pharmacy co-owner, shares his take on the rising drug prices and the pharma supply chain…Read More

Kaiser Health News
Pharmacists say large pharmacy benefit management (PBM) firms that handle benefit claims for millions of Americans are pocketing the difference, while those firms say pharmacists themselves are being greedy…Read More

The Clarion-Ledger
It’s no secret the cost of prescription drugs is an issue debated in communities across the country. Part of this national debate includes the cost of drugs made available to seniors through the Medicare Part D benefit, which is why I’d like to thank Congressman Gregg Harper for supporting the bipartisan MAC Transparency Act (H.R. 244)…Read More