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Clinton pharmacy hosts roundtable as independent pharmacy closures mount statewide - Who's On The...

Sadler Hughes Apothecary in Clinton hosted a small group of pharmacists, patients and state lawmakers Thursday, Oct. 22, for a roundtable on the pharmacy closure crisis in South Carolina and…

Shapiro Administration PBM Study Shines Light on Prescription Drug Chain’s Middlemen, Increases...

Governor Shapiro’s pressure on PBMs and Act 77 reforms are causing PBMs to move away from spread pricing that hurts pharmacies.

NJ Assembly advances PBM reform bill to cut drug costs

The New Jersey Assembly approved PBM reform legislation aimed at lowering drug costs and increasing pricing transparency.

My pharmacy closed in April. More than 200 others across Pennsylvania could be next | Opinion

The commonwealth faces a pharmacy desert crisis as PBMs reimburse independent pharmacies below cost while pocketing millions through spread pricing. House Bill 2270 and Senate Bill 1186 offer...

AG to investigate ‘dark money’ ads aimed at Rusty Crowe

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Tennessee’s Registry of Election Finance (TREF) will ask Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti’s office to investigate a group that funded “dark money”…

RI independent pharmacies push for reform over pricing, access concerns

Multiple independent pharmacies across Rhode Island are calling for pharmacy benefit manager reform, pointing to “predatory practices.”

Gov. Bill Lee Reportedly Plans to Sign PBM Bill amid Support from Pharmacists Association | The...

Governor Bill Lee plans to sign the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) bill passed by the Tennessee General Assembly, according to State Affairs, which reported on Tuesday the governor confirmed his...

Clare roundtable addresses independent pharmacy closure crisis

Rural Colorado pharmacies face under-reimbursement crisis

Rural pharmacies in Colorado are facing significant financial difficulties, threatening access to essential pharmaceutical services in several communities. State legislators are working to pass a n…

The War Against PBMs Is Just Getting Started — And It’s About Time

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have quietly become some of the most powerful—and least understood—players in the U.S. healthcare system. Companies like CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx...

Commentary: CVS wrote the rules. Tennessee is rewriting them. • Tennessee Lookout

The FairRx Act will prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers, including CVS, from owning or operating pharmacies in Tennessee.

Local pharmacies are feeling the pinch, independent shops say state law isn't working

CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - Independently owned pharmacies thought this new law would save their business. The 'Preserving Access to Rural Independent

Prescriptions for Profit: Why Pharmacists are calling for reform

Pharmacists in the 4-States say their livelihoods are at risk as major companies take more control of the drug market. They're warning that pharmacy benefit managers, better known as PBMs, have an...

Oklahoma governor vetoes prescription reimbursement bill

ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) — Caught between small town pharmacies and a veto by Gov. Kevin Stitt is Oklahoma Senate Bill 2074, sparking a debate over who controls prescription payments and