Lawsuit Shows PBM Pocketed Rebates for Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
In a new lawsuit, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) alleges that a pharmaceutical company raised the price of its opioid…
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Conn. Bill Would Prevent Insurers from Dropping Meds After Plan Year Begins
Even though in most instances, plan enrollees cannot change their health plan once the plan year has begun, insurers can…
Hasty Legislation Could Endanger Patients’ Lives and Sacrifice Safeguards
Peter Pitts of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, notes that under the CREATES and FAST Acts, potent…
Celgene Says U.S. Must Rethink How Patients Pay for Cancer Care To Ensure Accessibility
Celgene Chief Executive Officer Mark Alles discusses how the United States must rethink the way cancer patients pay for care…
Nev. Gov. Stops Bill that Could Have Unintentionally Raised Health Care Prices
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has written a letter vetoing a transparency bill that could have limited care while increasing prices.…
Patients with Rare Diseases Face Insurer Barriers that Can Limit Treatment
Patients with rare diseases or preexisting conditions have faced increasing difficulty getting their health insurers to approve treatments, whether through…
Former Baseball Player and Myeloma Patient Helps Cancer Patients with Online Campaign
Robert Tufts, a former major league baseball player and multiple myeloma patient, has channeled his diagnosis into helping other patients…
Celgene Says Treatments that Provide Greatest Health Impact Should Have Lowest Cost-Sharing Requirements
Celgene’s Chief Executive Officer Mark Alles notes that millions of patients continue to live because of new medicines, and treatments…
Discounts Intended for Patients Blocked by PBMs
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) still play a key role in driving up pharmaceutical prices and keeping discounts away from patients.…
Conn. Bill Would End Practice Forbidding Pharmacists To Disclose Drug Prices
A proposed Connecticut bill would eliminate a pharmaceutical practice that allows pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to prohibit pharmacists from disclosing…