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oversight.house.gov/wp-content/upl… This is the House Oversight Committee report on PBMs and, it is stronger and more damning of PBMs than the FTC report, in my opinion. Why is Express Scripts not upset about this report and suing this Government body?

This is a horrific statistic. We need to support each other and advocate for physicians. We have so many stresses with EHRs and regulatory requirements.

This story highlights what is wrong with politics. In this story, lobbyists spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to encourage State Government officials to look the other way for questionable claims for Medicare. The parties are accused of overbilling the State Medicaid

To all healthcare workers: If you have a particularly difficult and emotionally tough day in this field, remember that you've done your best, you did not cause a person's disease, and the world is better because you are in it.

statnews.com/pharmalot/2024… This article describes the FTC lawsuit filed against the three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)and their associated Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs). The FTC alleges that the companies used anti-competitive practices to elevate the list price

I want to thank all the people who attended this event despite their busy schedules. It was an excellent discussion, and I am awed by the caliber of the participants. There was a great mix of physicians, IT experts, and nurses, and we had participants as far away as New

FTC Suit against the Large PBMs x.com/i/spaces/1lDGL…

But, but, but PBMs say they are the only healthcare actors working to lower drug costs for patients & it’s big bad ol’ pharma who sets the cost of drugs. 🤔

This is what we all experience with the EHR. Practicing physicians were never consulted on its construction or implementation. The Government presented us with a poorly designed system and demanded we use it. We never should have agreed to it. Now, we all have to find our own

This is a great Op-Ed, and it describes how physicians and nurses perform an increasing amount of uncompensated care. They do this because of the increase in EHR and administrative time. It is time that we say yes to the patients and no to the administrators. We need to say no

beckershospitalreview.com/hr/brigham-and… Nurses strike and receive a 25-35% raise over three years. Physicians accept another pay cut from the Medicare Fee schedule. It is time for physicians not to accept what Congress offers us. We deserve a raise and need to advocate for ourselves.

It is time for the exclusion of the Federal Anti-kickback law to end for PBMs and GPOs. This CVS Statement is very ironic; you must follow the law to which we have an exemption. Rep. Diana Harshbarger Rep. James Comer Jake Auchincloss Buddy Carter

The PBMs feel that they are being unfairly targeted, and I have a simple plan to help them out. To avoid the appearance of impropriety, we should do the following: • Not allow insurance companies to own PBMs as insurance companies are the customers of PBMs. This will avoid

There are about 66 PBMs, and the 6six largest controls about 94% of the market. Most of the others are transparent PBMs, and they facilitate the flow of drugs to patients without predatory behavior.

Nobody is as plain-spoken and passionate when it comes to PBMs as Mark Cuban! He makes a strong case for us all to use transparent PBMs and avoid any PBM that collects rebates. Maybe Congress should repeal the anti-trust exemption for PBMs and GPOs and then this wouldn't be an

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… This is a fascinating episode of the Heart-of-Healthcare podcast. This features Mark Cuban, who just started Cost Plus Drugs. He had 100 generic drugs on his site, and now that is over 2,200 with some branded drugs as well. Cost Plus Drugs has

open.substack.com/pub/healthcare… This is a great article that answers the question of why Express Scripts sue the FTC? The author formerly worked at Cigna and has great insight into the suit. IMHO, this suit will backfire on ESI and irritate those in Congress. But time will tell.

Thanks for the great information.

I am not a fan of middlemen, I know Cost Plus Drugs uses a PBM, and I would love to hear Mark Cuban answer why he uses a PBM. Mark, you are very eloquent in your opposition to the large PBMs, and yet you use a PBM in Cost Plus Drugs. Why do you need their service, and what do