Pharmacy
Health plans will continue to cover recommended immunizations with no cost-sharing through the end of 2026, AHIP says.
The new model is intended to provide pharmacies with better financial means to stock more medicines, which is expected to alleviate drug shortages.
Reliance on the “big three” PBMs – CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx – has been slipping over the past year.
The group says an “unchecked” model would undermine the goal of allowing safety net providers to stretch federal resources.
Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ laboratory procedures resulted in visibly contaminated injectable medications, FDA says.
PBMs’ overseas group purchasing organizations may be used to avoid transparency and oversight, committee says.
"Providers don't want to see rebate models, period," says Attorney Jeff Davis.
Mike Motz is replacing Tim Wentworth as CEO of Walgreens.
Monarez "is not aligned with the president’s agenda of Making America Healthy Again," says White House spokesperson.
The merger is intended to lower the cost of specialty medications and high-cost drug classes like GLP-1s.