Senate Finance Leaders Introduce Bipartisan PBM Reform, NACDS Hails Move and Calls for Swift Passage
Legislation aims to curtail harmful PBM middlemen tactics that inflate drug costs and force pharmacies to close.
Legislation aims to curtail harmful PBM middlemen tactics that inflate drug costs and force pharmacies to close.
NBC10 Philadelphia aired a segment on the accelerating wave of pharmacy closures driven by pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) middlemen tactics.
As key panel targets healthcare costs, NACDS calls PBM reform a “win ready for the taking,” also promotes bill to boost Medicare pharmacy services.
Pharmacists ready to help Americans save more as FDA streamlines biosimilar approvals and advances interchangeability; NACDS urges Congress to finish its job on PBM reform.
Governor Newsom, California legislators put patients first over PBM profits.
California is the latest state to hold PBMs accountable, help preserve patient access to pharmacies.
“Though many of the details have not been released, this critical point must be emphasized: the health and wellness of Americans rely on their pharmacists and pharmacies.”
"Proposal from PBM lobby is simply another shell game."
Critical reforms would confront PBM middleman tactics that inflate Americans’ medication costs and that force pharmacies to close.
Law signals a new chapter for drug affordability, pharmacy access, and patient care across the state