Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., and Diana Harshbarger, R-Tenn. "As a life-long pharmacist, I know first-hand how unchecked PBM ...

Shares of companies owning pharmacy benefit managers fell on Wednesday after the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would ...

Elie Bahou, PharmD, highlights how vertical integration in the biosimilar industry streamlines costs, improves supply reliability, accelerates market adoption, and enhances patient access, while ...

AP “The latest introduction of potential legislation to restrict PBM operations and broader healthcare vertical integration is unlikely to gain traction, although it is hard to dismiss outright ...

but the industry's increasing vertical integration has led to higher costs and less competition. While the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, a PBM trade group, argued that the new rules ...

A 25% PBM profitability cut reduces EPS to ~$4, implying a fair value of $60 (with a P/E of 15x). CVS’s vertical integration with Aetna and retail pharmacies offsets PBM pressures, maintaining ...

Some experts have suggested that this vertical integration allows PBMs to ... FTC launched an inquiry into the PBM industry in June 2022, announcing that it would look into the role PBMs play ...

Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, Miller-Meeks said “the time for PBM reform is now ... who utilizes prescription medications ...

Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their ...

"The latest introduction of potential legislation to restrict PBM operations and broader healthcare vertical integration is unlikely to gain traction, although it is hard to dismiss outright ...