Part 2 of this series for Global Biosimilars Week dives into the complexities of payer and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) ...

There is a tendency to overlook the multiple factors and stakeholders that contributed to the Rx opioid crisis. This includes ...

Part 3 of this series for Global Biosimilars Week, penned by Dracey Poore, director of biosimilars at Cardinal Health, ...

The payer replaced Caremark as its sole PBM last year, instead carving up pharmacy functions amid a handful of vendors. BSCA is also making novel deals directly with drug manufacturers to bring ...

PBMs interface with pharmacies and the payers. In addition to adjudicating pharmacy charges, the PBM provides the payer with access to a nationwide network of pharmacy providers that are ...

Independent pharmacies are fighting to stay profitable as pharmacy benefit managers favor big chains, KFF Health News reported Oct. 24. Here are four things to know: PBMs, the middlemen managing ...

Though we’ve recently observed some improvement in U.S. biosimilar penetration, market entry and uptake still consistently ...

Despite reports this fall that the two payers had reopened merger talks, Cigna plans to use excess cash to buy back its ...

Below is a roundup of payer-centric news headlines you may have missed during the month of October 2024. Updated: Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m. Workers in New York City will no longer have ...

Underlining the Georgia legislative reform effort against pharmacy benefit managers was an analysis by the American Pharmacy Cooperative, which represents independent pharmacies, that reviewed the ...

A number of analysts have downgraded estimates for CVS Health CVS following the pharmacy benefit and retail pharmacy stalwart ...

A patient with prescription benefits who is visiting a pharmacy may also be someone involved in the payer's decision process regarding a PBM. Or the patient may be an employer. Pharmacists can ...