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  2. Explainer-Why are US pharmacy benefit managers under fire? - AOL

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    April 16, 2024 at 10:07 AM. By Ahmed Aboulenein. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are in the crosshairs of Republicans and Democrats in Congress but have so far dodged any ...

  3. Pharmacy benefit management - Wikipedia

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    Pharmacy benefit management. In the United States, a pharmacy benefit manager ( PBM) is a third-party administrator of prescription drug programs for commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and state government employee plans.

  4. Amid increased federal scrutiny, PBMs pivot strategy to ... - AOL

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    Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) are employing new strategies to squeeze independent pharmacies, even as the industry faces pressure from the federal government, which is looking for ways to curb ...

  5. PBMs drive drugs cost up, run Ohio pharmacies out of ... - AOL

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    Sherrod Brown has a chance to get real answer about PBMs during UnitedHealth Group's cybersecurity hack hearing. PBMs drive drugs cost up, run Ohio pharmacies out of business. Brown must get answers.

  6. Linda Cahn - Wikipedia

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    Linda Cahn is the founder and president of a nationwide consulting firm, Pharmacy Benefit Consultants. The firm assists corporations, unions, government entities and insurance companies in improving their prescription coverage benefits and decreasing their prescription coverage costs. Cahn’s expertise related to prescription coverage arises ...

  7. Express Scripts - Wikipedia

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    Express Scripts Holding Company is a pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organization. In 2017 it was the 22nd-largest company in the United States by total revenue as well as the largest pharmacy benefit management (PBM) organization in the United States. [2] Express Scripts had 2016 revenues of $100.752 billion. [2]

  8. It’s time for facts in the PBM debate - AOL

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    Year after year, decade after decade, companies big and small have a decision to make about their PBM. They choose us because we take on every challenge, manage every drug, and deliver savings and ...

  9. Tim Wentworth - Wikipedia

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    Cornell University ( BS) Timothy C. Wentworth (born 1959/1960) [1] is an American businessman [2] and CEO of pharmacy operator Walgreens Boots Alliance. He is a former CEO of Evernorth, [3] Cigna 's health services platform [4] and a former CEO of Express Scripts, [5] the United States' largest pharmacy benefit manager.