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A vital variable to solve the Rx cost crisis | OPINION
Research and public opinion polls consistently show Americans are overwhelmingly concerned about the ever-growing cost of prescription...
Aug 28, 2024
How the 'middleman' affects prescription drug prices
When your doctor prescribes you a medication, you’re likely familiar with the two ends of the supply chain that delivers it to you, from...
Jul 17, 2024
FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
Report details how prescription drug middleman profit at the expense of patients by inflating drug costs and squeezing Main Street...
Jul 9, 2024
Mail-Order Drugs Were Supposed to Keep Costs Down. It’s Doing the Opposite.
One employer was paying about $100 for a prescription for a generic antidepressant, though it could be bought elsewhere for about $12 A...
Jun 25, 2024
The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government. Americans are paying too much...
Jun 22, 2024
LETTERS: Price controls on meds; where was Boebert
Access to necessary medicines shouldn’t be expensive or exclusionary for those with rare medical conditions in Colorado. But that risk...
May 31, 2024
Pharmacy middlemen are driving up costs for respiratory medicines — it’s time to act
Patients living with asthma depend on access to inhaled respiratory medicines. As an asthma patient and the mother of three of my...
Mar 31, 2024
Opinion Editorial: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Not Conservative
A recent opinion editorial in the National Review, highlighted the fallacies of recent ads placed by Pharmacy Benefit Managers claiming...
Feb 23, 2024
A Bipartisan Coalition of 39 State Attorneys General Urge Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Congressional leaders on behalf of 39 attorneys general who urge...
Feb 21, 2024
A Bipartisan Coalition of 39 State Attorneys General Urge Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to Congressional leaders on behalf of 39 attorneys general who urge...
Feb 21, 2024
Report: Understanding pharmacy reimbursement trends in Oregon
3 Axis Advisors collected data between 2019 and 2021 and identified significant disparities in reimbursement between pharmacies in the...
Nov 21, 2023
ICYMI National Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Congressional Efforts to Hold PBMs Accountable
With pharmacy benefit managers – or PBMs – facing increased scrutiny among legislators and regulators, a recent national poll finds that...
Oct 3, 2023
Generic Drugs Should Be Cheap, but Insurers Are Charging Thousands of Dollars for Them
The cancer drug Gleevec went generic in 2016 and can be bought today for as little as $55 a month. But many patients’ insurance plans are...
Sep 11, 2023
Medicare patients paid 4 times as much as their drug plans for certain medicines, study finds
Medicare enrollees are paying far more than their prescription-drug plans for dozens of drugs covered under Medicare Part D, according to...
Sep 10, 2023
Colorado Set to Save Millions in Healthcare Costs Following Competitive Selection of State’s New PBM
Governor Polis, State Employees Celebrate New Cost Savings on Prescription Drug Coverage Denver, CO – As of July 1st, Colorado has...
Jul 26, 2023
Focus on role insurers play in Rx accessibility, affordability | OPINION
Providing financial relief to cancer patients in Colorado who are struggling to afford their expensive, life-saving medications is a top...
Jun 8, 2023
Letters: Pharmacy benefit managers
The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is scheduled to meet soon to discuss pharmacy benefit managers, and I...
May 12, 2023
Colorado's "reverse auction" for state employee drug plan estimated to save $27.5 million
Switching the company that manages Colorado's state employee drug plan is estimated to save more than $27 million over the next five...
May 11, 2023
Colorado Set to Save Millions on Healthcare Costs with Selection of New PBM
DPA recently selected a new PBM through competitive process created by a 2021 bipartisan bill DENVER, CO - The Colorado Department of...
Apr 27, 2023
Colorado legislature considering bills to regulate PBM practices, improve access to prescription...
A range of policies that would impact Colorado’s pharmacies are being considered by lawmakers this session, including measures aimed at...
Mar 10, 2023
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