To Save Oregon's Pharmacies, Lawmakers Must Stand up to Pharmacy Benefits Managers

To save Oregon's pharmacies, lawmakers must stand up to pharmacy benefits managers

Jeff Harrell writes that pharmacy benefit managers have "transformed into profit-driven gatekeepers that exploit their control over the prescription drug pipeline."

Trump wants to cut out ‘middleman’ as part of drug pricing order: What are pharmacy benefit managers?

President Donald Trump announced this week that the administration is going to "totally cut out the middleman" in the pharmaceutical industry as it aims to lower the costs of prescription drugs for Americans. Under the administration's "most-favored nation" executive order, Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. will begin paying the "lowest price there is in the world" for medications. The president said that part of his plan to cut costs includes…

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Hawley grills pharmacy benefit managers for high drug prices – Newstalk KZRG

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Americans pay 422% more than other countries for the same brand name prescription drugs. “You’re supposed to be making drugs more affordable for consumers – would you say that you are succeeding?” Senator Hawley to break up the alliance between insurance companies, PBMs, and pharmacies. Senator Hawley has been a staunch advocate for Missourians at the checkout counter; just last week, he    So…