Coleman asks Congress to rein in pharmacy benefit managers

Miyares co-signs letter urging congressional PBM reform as Youngkin weighs Virginia’s own efforts

Elkton Family Pharmacy, located about 30 minutes east of Harrisonburg, Va. The independent establishment is owned and operated by longtime pharmacist John Seymour. (Photo courtesy of John Seymour)Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and 38 other attorneys general want Congress to pass a bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies, according to a letter Miyares co-signed Monday.  Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or…

Ohio attorney general and 38 others call on Congress to stop middlemen from owning pharmacies

(Stock photo Mint Images/Getty Images)Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Monday joined the vast majority of state attorneys general in demanding that Congress make a major change in the business of selling drugs.  They want to prohibit giant health conglomerates from owning both powerful middlemen and pharmacies that compete with the other pharmacies the middlemen serve. The attorneys general say it’s a setup that gives an unfair advantage to th…

Coleman asks Congress to rein in pharmacy benefit managers

Attorney General Russell Coleman is calling on Congress to pass a new law aiming to protect Kentuckians from higher drug prices. Coleman and a coalition of 38 other state and territory attorneys general signed a letter urging congressional leadership to…

ICYMI: Experts Discuss Value of PBMs at Capitol Hill Briefing

What exactly are pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and why are policymakers hearing so much about them now? That was one of the questions answered as PCMA convened a panel of experts on Capitol Hill last week to discuss the role of PBMs in the health care system. JC Scott, president and CEO, PCMA, welcomed Congressional staffers and noted that Americans are facing an affordability challenge due to high list prices set by drug companies and unprec…

State attorneys general unite against pharmacy benefit manager practices

Michigan AG Nessel joins coalition of 39 state and territory attorneys general in sending a letter to congressional leadership urging them to pass act prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from owning or operating pharmacies

Congress should bar PBMs from owning pharmacies, state attorneys urge

A bipartisan group of 39 state attorneys general is calling on congressional leadership to pass a bill that would prohibit PBMs from owning or operating their own pharmacies. The bipartisan letter notes that the top ...