Bill Seeks To Lower Drug Costs By Breaking Up Pharmacy-Benefit Management And Pharmacies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers said Wednesday that they seek to lower drug costs by prohibiting joint ownership of pharmacy-benefit
Health insurer stocks fall as WSJ says lawmakers set to break up pharmacy-benefit managers
Shares of health insurers such as UnitedHealth and CVS Health fell on Wednesday after a Wall Street Journal report said a bipartisan group of lawmakers was set to introduce legislation to break up pharmacy-benefit managers.
Warren and Hawley join forces for bill that would force health insurers to sell off pharmacies
The bipartisan bills would remove the middlemen who influence prices for prescriptions, making healthcare companies divest their pharmacies.
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 insurers and PBMs to divest pharmacy operations within three years. The proposal
Senators Warren and Hawley introduce a bipartisan bill to break up pharmacy-benefit managers
CNBC’s Bertha Coombs joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss a bipartisan bill introduced by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley aimed at breaking up pharmacy-benefit managers.
Healthcare stocks fall as lawmakers push for bill to break up drug middlemen
Shares of companies owning pharmacy benefit managers fell on Wednesday after the introduction of a bipartisan bill that would force health insurers or drug middlemen to divest their pharmacy businesses.
Bipartisan group to push for break up of pharmacy-benefit managers - WSJ
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is expected to introduce legislation to break up pharmacy-benefit managers. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. Mass) and Josh Hawley (R, MO) will propose a bill that would force companies that own health insurers or pharmacy-benefits managers to sell off their pharmacy business,
Amazon Pharmacy exec hopeful RFK Jr. is an ally
The chief medical officer of Amazon.com's pharmacy unit is hopeful that U.S. health secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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.
Lawmakers Plot to Force Health Insurers to Sell Off Pharmacies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are set to introduce legislation to break up pharmacy-benefit managers.
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Wall Street wags say a bill to force insurers or PBMs to sell pharmacies has low odds
A proposed Senate bill that would prohibit companies that control health insurers or pharmacy benefit managers from owning ...
Bipartisan lawmakers want to force health insurers, PBMs to sell off pharmacies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation that would force the breakup of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the ...
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.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a bill to force insurers to sell pharmacies, Lilly testing GLP-1 meds for addiction, and more
A bipartisan group of senators are filing a bill that would force health insurers or PBMs to divest their pharmacy businesses ...
Amazon's pharmacy business is expected to reach $2 billion in sales as shopper interest skyrockets, a top analyst says
Evercore thinks Amazon Pharmacy is on track for $2 billion in sales, with consumer interest rising sharply.
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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. It would help independent pharmacies, but may not help patients, according to one ...