Ohio Board of Pharmacy launches tool to help those living with disabilities
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy on Monday launched a tool to help people with low vision, hearing loss, or who face language ...
Lawmakers seek to break up drug middlemen in push to reduce medication costs
A group of lawmakers is hoping to break up some of the country’s largest healthcare conglomerates in a move aimed at reducing ...
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Senators Warren, Hawley introduce bipartisan bill that would force insurers, pharmacies to sell off PBMs
The top targets of the bill are Cigna's Express Scripts business, CVS Health's Caremark and and UnitedHealth's OptumRx ... an ...
RI's independent pharmacies could be gone within 10 years. Why concerns are rising.
Independent pharmacists are a vital part of a community’s health care system, but they are facing an existential crisis due ...
Lawmakers Push Bill to Break Up Drug Middlemen, Affecting Stocks
The bill, sponsored by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, and Josh Hawley, a Republican, will force companies owning health insurers or pharmacy benefit managers to divest their businesses ...
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Healthcare Stocks Dip as Senators Push to Break Up Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Pharmacy benefit manager shares dropped sharply Wednesday as lawmakers introduced bipartisan legislation requiring health ...
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New bipartisan legislation would force insurers, PBMs to sell pharmacy businesses
The PBM Act would make companies like CVS and UnitedHealth that own health insurers or PBMs sell pharmacy assets. That would help independent pharmacies, but may not help patients, according to one ...
Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates
New legislation would force UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna to each sell their pharmacies within three years.
Why UnitedHealth Group Stock Was Falling Today
Shares of UnitedHealth Group ( UNH -5.60%) were pulling back again today on reports that the Senate is working on a bill that would force health insurers like UnitedHealth to divest their pharmacy ...
UnitedHealth, rival shares tumble as lawmakers push to break up drug middlemen
Pharmacy benefit managers have previously come under scrutiny for their influence over prescription drug prices.
Healthcare Stocks Fall as Lawmakers Push for Bill to Break up Drug Middlemen
The Senate bill, sponsored by U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, will force companies that own health insurers ...
Bipartisan group to push for break up of pharmacy-benefit managers (update)
Bipartisan lawmakers plan to introduce legislation breaking up pharmacy-benefit managers, requiring divestment of pharmacy ...