Pharmacy benefit managers raise prescription drug prices
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) have inserted themselves into the pharmaceutical world, hiking up the prices of prescription drugs. Mark...
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- May 4
Minnesota Pharmacist's View: Losing local pharmacies a hazard to Minnesotans' health care
From the column: "Three major companies control 80% of the prescription-drug market. ... These companies leverage their dominance to...
- May 1
Commerce fines CVS Caremark $500,000 after 2022 case alleging violations of Pharmacy Benefit Manager
The Minnesota Department of Commerce today announced it has levied a $500,000 penalty against Caremark after alleging that Caremark...
- Apr 12
State lawmakers are missing the opportunity to fix Minnesota’s glaring health problem
The most frustrating thing about health care in Minnesota, particularly for racial and ethnic minorities, is that we know what needs to...
- Mar 1
Drug-Prices Investigation Focused on Middlemen Opens in Congress
House Republicans have launched an investigation into the companies that manage drug benefits, dialing up the scrutiny of the middlemen...
- Dec 16, 2022
Through reverse auctions, Minnesota pushes for PBM savings and price transparency
Two large public sector health plans in Minnesota say they jointly will save more than $28 million over the next two years — and...
- Oct 11, 2022
MN Modernizes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Marketplace, Achieves Historic Savings on Prescription Drugs
Bipartisan “Reverse Auction” for PBMs Creates Transparent and Technology-Enabled Competition that Results in 27 Percent Savings for...
- Jun 30, 2021
MN Legislature Passes Historic Bill to Secure Prescription Drug Savings, Requiring PBMs to Compete
PBM Reverse Auction Will Usher Minnesota’s Drug Procurement Process into the Twenty-First Century Saint Paul, MN -- On June 30, 2021,...
- May 12, 2021
Minnesota is on the cusp of a major health-policy achievement. Why it matters.
Bipartisan legislation would dramatically lower prescription drug costs in the state system, saving taxpayers millions of dollars... Read...
- May 6, 2021
Minnesota Legislators Unite to Deliver Prescription Drug Savings to Taxpayers & State Employees
PBM Reverse Auction Will Save Tens Millions of Dollars Annually; Minnesota Coalition Comes Together to Support Legislation this Session...
- May 4, 2021
IFO Letter to State Government Finance Conferees in support of SF 2178/ HF 2327
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- May 4, 2021
Teamsters Joint Council 32 & Teamsters Local 320 Share Support for Senate File 2178/House File 2327
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- May 3, 2021
Minnesota Association of Professional Employees Shares Support for S.F. 2178/ H.F. 2327
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- Apr 30, 2021
Pharmacist's View: Independent pharmacies threatened by middle men
COVID-19 continues to spotlight the importance of pharmacies for communities across Minnesota. From the first days of the pandemic,...
- Apr 23, 2021
States Should Think Long-Term When Addressing Their Short-Term Fiscal Crises
Just prior to the pandemic, many states were finally recovering from the fiscal crises created by the 2007-09 recession. But, as with so...
- Apr 23, 2021
SIDE EFFECTS: AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION ON THE RISING COSTS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
The Dispatch has spent the past year uncovering how PBMs operate in Ohio and the rest of the country. Here's what you need to know from...
- Apr 23, 2021
Secret Rebates: Why Patients Pay $600 for Drugs That Cost $300
(Bloomberg) -- Robyn Curtis, a staff adviser at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, has a 13-year-old daughter with...
- Apr 17, 2021
Bipartisan plan can cut prescription drugs costs
The centuries-old expression "Hobson's choice" indicates that one has to take or leave something offered. In other words, it might not...
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