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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. 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses

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    This is a list of pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses in 2024 since protests escalated on April 17, beginning with the Columbia University campus occupation.In the United States, student protests have occurred in 45 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, with encampments, walkouts or sit-ins occurring on almost 140 U.S. campuses as of May 6.

  4. 2024 Columbia University pro-Palestinian campus occupation

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    A Jewish student sued the university for failing to provide a safe environment. Police set up barricades outside the university. Alumni wrote Shafik a letter asking her to clear the encampment. In the early morning of April 30, protesters occupied Hamilton Hall, breaking windows, and barricaded themselves inside.

  5. 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.

  6. 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 ...

  7. April 23, 2024 at 3:30 PM. (Reuters) - Student protests in the U.S. over the war in Gaza have intensified and expanded over the past week, with a number of encampments now in place at colleges ...

  8. University of Cincinnati - Wikipedia

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    The University of Cincinnati (UC or Cincinnati, informally Cincy) is a public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.Founded in 1819 as Cincinnati College, it is the second oldest institution of higher education in the Cincinnati area (behind Miami University) and has an annual enrollment of over 50,000 students, making it the second largest university in Ohio.

  9. As UnitedHealth grows richer and more powerful, patients get ...

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    In other words, PBMs and insurers collude to pocket the discounts they extract from drug companies, while charging patients coinsurance based on the much higher undiscounted list price.