A fascinating, if somewhat imperfect, move this month by Blue Shield of California is sparking interesting questions about the future of the “Big PBM” business model and where it might go from here. If last week’s reports of plummeting shares among CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna and yes, even GoodRx, is any…

The deadliest addiction in the U.S. may not be meth, cocaine, heroin or even fentanyl. The deadliest addiction in the U.S. is prescription drug kickback money, with habitual abusers including the largest health insurers; their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs); and a coterie of benefits brokers and consultants who help themselves…

This week American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) took a bold step in the ongoing campaign for PBM reform: they openly called on Vanguard Inc., …

Happy Legislative March Madness! Many state legislatures are barreling towards the end of their Spring session, and it’s time for an update on what’s happening across the country in the fight for transparency against PBMs/PBCs. …

Punishing a Small Town Pharmacy for an NPI Mix Up by Cutting Off Billing, Seemingly Indefinitely Robertson County, Texas is a small, picturesque county just north of College Station (home of Texas A & M). Population 16,958, it’s the last place you’d expect any kind of pharmacy chicanery. So when…

One of the most remarkable aspects of last week’s U.S. Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee hearing, (ICYMI: “Bringing Transparency and Accountability to Pharmacy Benefit Managers,”) was the number of committee members on both sides of the aisle who demonstrated a keen understanding of the PBM business model — and…

January’s come and gone while here at PUTT we’ve been actively developing PBM education programs and meeting with industry leaders and influencers over the last 4 weeks. …

Happy Holidays! Is it 2023 yet? Kidding! 2022 was such a good year for PBM reform, we’ll be a bit sad to say goodbye. We spent much of this year focused on PBM reform education, with PUTT Executive Director Monique Whitney participating on panels at the annual Community Oncology Alliance…

Next Wednesday, November 30th, a hearing will take place on a lawsuit you’ve likely never heard of, but which may have lasting implications for independent pharmacies in PBM reform battleground states. …