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What are pharmacy benefit managers? A health economist explains how lack of competition drives up drug prices for everyone

Wegovy and Ozempic are weight loss drugs that promise to transform the treatment of obesity, heart disease and other chronic conditions that afflict millions of Americans. But while everyone agrees these drugs have the potential to transform lives, no one can agree on how best to pay for them.

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The pharmacy benefit management sector just might be set for a VC-backed shakeup, says Rightway CEO and cofounder Jordan Feldman

The pharmacy benefit management sector just might be set for a VC-backed shakeup, says Rightway CEO and cofounder Jordan Feldman

In 2023, about 80% of all prescription drug claims in the U.S. were processed by only three companies. VC-backed Rightway CEO and cofounder Jordan Feldman says there’s an opportunity for disruption.

‘Insane’ limits on anti-nausea pills hit cancer patients and doctors

‘Insane’ limits on anti-nausea pills hit cancer patients and doctors

The conflict shows how poor communication can complicate even simple acts of care in the fragmented US health care system

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James Comer gives major pharmacy benefit managers hard deadline to change 'materially false' statements

Comer claims statements about them not steering patients to PBM-owned pharmacies are false and reminds witnesses that lying under oath can send them to prison

Mark Cuban’s $141K mistake: The Cost Plus Drugs cofounder says CEOs don’t understand health care coverage, and it’s costing them big

The billionaire entrepreneur spoke to Fortune after participating in a White House roundtable discussion on bringing transparency to the role of prescription drug middlemen.

Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs will begin manufacturing its own medications this week

The "Shark Tank" investor and Cost Plus Drugs cofounder Dr. Alex Oshmyansky participated in a White House health care roundtable.

Have a complaint about CVS? So do pharmacists: Many just walked out

After a large walkout forced at least a dozen stores to shut down in the Kansas City area, CVS promises change. But critics say the crisis in staffing and unfair pay extends beyond that market.

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3 Hot Stocks Under $10 for Your September Watchlist

3 Hot Stocks Under $10 for Your September Watchlist

These outperformers are all trading under $10 per share - for now. After beating the S&P 500 year-to-date, analysts think these standout single-digit stocks all have room to keep running higher.

Drug company middlemen likely to be a focus in 118th Congress

WASHINGTON — Factions of the health care system and members of Congress are turning their fire on an oft-maligned part of the drug pricing system — the middlemen who negotiate discounts with drug companies on behalf of health plans.

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Drug company middlemen likely to be a focus in 118th Congress - Roll Call

Drug company middlemen likely to be a focus in 118th Congress - Roll Call

PBMs argue that the rebates they collect from drug companies in exchange for coverage by a health plan are used to lower premiums.

Federal regulators probe Cigna’s pharmacy benefit manager, CVS Caremark, and others. What are they investigating?

Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager that Cigna Corp. bought in 2018, is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission for what regulators claim is influence over drug prices wielded by pharmacy benefit managers and transparent business practices.

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