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Pharma
MT's Small Pharmacies Behind Bill to Corral PBMs
The measure includes a half-dozen restrictions on other PBM practices the smaller pharmacies call anticompetitive.
CEO
Walgreens on Verge of $10B Deal with Sycamore Partners to Go Private
The drugstore chain is reportedly nearing a sale to the private equity firm that could lead to a breakup of...
CEO
Walgreens' Turnaround Takes Shape in Midst of Significant Q1 Losses
The retail pharmacy giant's financial recovery "will take time," CEO Tim Wentworth cautioned to investors.
CEO
Why Walgreens, Private Equity Firm Sycamore Partners Are in Talks on Sale
The pharmacy chain operator is reportedly mulling selling itself to an unexpected buyer in the hopes of stabilizing.
Pharma
PBM Math: Big Chains Are Paid $23.55 To Fill a Blood Pressure Rx. Small Drugstores? $1.51.
Chains are paid well beyond family businesses for many of the same medications.
Payer
CA May Regulate and Restrict PBMs
PBMs have been under fire for years for alleged profiteering and anticompetitive conduct, but Congress has yet to act.
Innovation
Healthcare Leaders Are Redefining the Hospital Pharmacy
Faced with pharmacy closures and struggling to make ends meet, health system executives are innovating pharmacy operations to cut costs,...
CMO
How Medication Management Can Cut Admissions, ICU Stays
CMOs need their physicians to be addressing prescription overload.
Innovation
Why Disruptors Are Now Setting Their Sights on the Senior Care Market
The retail primary care market may be struggling, but some see an opportunity to meet the healthcare needs of the...
Innovation
Can Digital Health Help People Prepare for Extreme Weather Events?
CVS Health is identifying at-risk members of Aetna health plans of upcoming heat waves and connecting them with resources for...
Payer
Contributed Content: 2 Alternatives to Ineffective Prescription Drug Rebates
Prescription drug rebates were once a good idea. Not any more.
Pharma
World-Famous Wall Drug Isn't Immune From Challenges Facing Rural Pharmacies
Rural pharmacies, especially independent ones, closed at a higher rate from 2003 to 2021 than pharmacies in other areas.