The FTC argues the three biggest PBMs - managing 79% of U.S. prescription drug claims - have greatly enriched themselves at the expense of smaller pharmacies and consumers, according to an interim staff report calling for possible greater regulation.
Legislation could help, said Robin Sparks, a Marysville cancer care advocate. Exhausting insurance policies have doctors quitting and patients abandoning care.
The Maryland Insurance Administration has launched a new service to help state residents get through the tangle of obtaining health insurance coverage.
Around 600 million people are released from state and federal prisons annually, with another 9 million people cycled through local jails. Many do not have access to health care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.