Federal and state actions seek transparency and fair reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers, as rural communities lose local drugstores.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) have been making headlines all week and the attention seems like it will continue to grow. On Wednesday afternoon, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal ...

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 acts as a first step in addressing prescription drug pricing challenges related to the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

The pressure against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) continues to build. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about business model strategy and execution across healthcare. On the heels of the FTC’s investigation into pharmacy ...

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 and the Department of Labor’s proposed rule implement major PBM reforms for employers, but don’t include everything they want, including a ban on spread ...

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Michael Brixius is a pharmacist and the current Story County GOP organizational chair. Iowa’s community pharmacies — the lifeblood of our small towns — are in crisis. Since 2014, over 200 pharmacies ...