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Some insurers and employers are tapping into assistance programs meant for individual patients. The concern: Some costly drugs could be harder for patients to access.
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Elsewhere in the Legislature, the Senate OKs a measure to that would make changes in state’s Medicaid managed-care system and the House took up the issue of nursing home staffing.
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Small pharmacies have long complained about benefit managers, which represent health insurers in negotiations with drug companies and pharmacies
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Rural pharmacies across the country are struggling to keep doors open. Reasons include insurance company practices, online sellers and COVID.
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More than 100 bills have been introduced in 42 states this year to regulate these companies, which serve as conduits for drug manufacturers, health insurers and pharmacies.
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An amendment removed a provision that would have allowed state insurance regulators to audit pharmacy benefit managers, insurance companies and HMOs.
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A Tampa lawmaker is hoping to lower drug prices and improve care for Floridians by regulating companies that serve as middlemen in the health care...
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Contracts between insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers would be prevented from including “gag clauses” regarding drug costs, under a bill…
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Over the past 26 years, I’ve treated Floridians with a wide range of complex and difficult-to-control conditions, including rheumatoid and psoriatic…
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Independent pharmacies are getting pinched by reimbursements for generic drugs that aren't keeping up with rising prices. Drugstores blame the middlemen who manage companies' drug benefits.