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

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    April 16, 2024 at 7:07 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. 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 ...

  4. 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.

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

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    It’s time for facts in the PBM debate. David Joyner. April 3, 2024 at 4:40 PM. David Wallace—The Republic/Imagn Content Services/USA TODAY NETWORK. Health care is complex, and so is the ...

  7. Walgreens launches specialty pharmacy unit to compete in new ...

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    Walgreens ( WBA) is standing up a new specialty pharmacy segment to compete in an increasingly crowded pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) and specialty pharmacy space. The company announced Thursday ...

  8. 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]

  9. AdvancePCS - Wikipedia

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    AdvancePCS. AdvancePCS Inc. (Pharmaceutical Card System) was a large prescription benefit plan administrator from the United States, also known as a PBM (Pharmacy Benefit Manager) . The company was partially purchased by McKesson in 1969 and fully in 1972. In 1994, the company was sold to Lilly for $4.4 billion. [1]