Tag: pharmacy benefit managers
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Relief from drug industry middlemen stalled in Kentucky as independent pharmacies struggle
By Deborah Yetter Kentucky Lantern Kentucky’s independent pharmacies, facing ongoing financial pressure, had hoped for relief from a new law meant to give them more clout against prescription drug industry...
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Attorney General Coleman adds OptumRx to opioid lawsuit
Kentucky Health News Attorney General Russell Coleman has added OptumRx, a pharmacy benefit manager, to an existing lawsuit against Express Scripts and related entities that was filed in September. According to...
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Opinion pieces for and against pharmacy benefit manager reforms in the news
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The Kentucky General Assembly has worked for years to pass laws aimed at reining in the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, saying they create...