Purpose: The difference between what pharmacy benefit management companies (PBMs ... of this discrepancy and seek a more transparent contract with PBMs. The objective of our study was to determine ...

The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically ... To be included, a pharmacy must agree to a contract with the P.B.M. that details the formula for how much the pharmacy ...

Employers worried about lawsuits from workers charging they're not spending their health care dollars wisely are increasingly ...

Hired by insurance companies and employers to manage pharmacy ... new types of contract options that provide even more data ...

Although the entire transmission process for a prescription claim from the time a pharmacist transmits it to the time the pharmacy receives payment authorization from the PBM on behalf of the ...

The rebate game played by drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers limits optimal biosimilar competition. As a result, U.S.

But nothing will change until employee benefits managers and other decision-makers start asking tough questions of brokers during the process of evaluating a PBM. Look for the sentence in the contract ...

Optum Rx is rolling out a slate of new programs that seek to support independent pharmacies in managing costs and more ...

Joyner’s comments were his first made publicly since he was promoted less than a month ago to replace Karen S. Lynch, who stepped down. CVS Health has struggled to control costs in its Aetna health ...

As of December 2023, the company held a lucrative contract with the Department of Defense and secured a deal with Centene, showcasing its competitive edge in the PBM sector. The company's strength is ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - So far this year 22 pharmacies have closed throughout the state, and eight of them are in eastern Iowa. The Iowa Pharmacy Association blames middlemen that are called ...