Pharmacy ‘Clawbacks’ Targeted in Latest State Law Aimed at PBMs

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Pharmacy ‘Clawbacks’ Targeted in Latest State Law Aimed at PBMs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-11/pharmacy-clawbacks-targeted-in-latest-state-law-aimed-at-pbms A new law in Connecticut would close a drug price loophole that’s been the subject of more than a dozen lawsuits around the U.S., taking aim at a practice by pharmacy benefit managers called pharmacy clawbacks. The law, which takes effect in January, will […]

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UPDATE: 16 Senators calls for less therapy for chronic pain pts ?

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Senators urge lower production quotas to battle opioid epidemic http://www.wfsb.com/story/35856912/senators-urge-lower-production-quotas-to-battle-opioid-epidemic   UPDATE: The letter, which was drafted by Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin, was signed by 15 other Democrats and one Independent: Senators Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Jeanne […]

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Massachusetts has the worst civil asset forfeiture laws in the country

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

Outrageous Massachusetts Drug Bill Would Send You to Prison and Steal Your Car—No Drugs Needed http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/jul/12/outrageous_massachusetts_drug_bi With the support of state law enforcement, a Massachusetts Democratic state representative has filed a drug war bill that would send violators to prison for a mandatory minimum two years (five years for a second offense) and allow police […]

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PBM industry sues over not being able to practice medicine WITHOUT A LICENSE ?

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Pharmaciststeve

PCMA Challenges North Dakota Health Mandates that Undermine Patient Safety, Increase Prescription Drug Costs http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pcma-challenges-north-dakota-health-mandates-that-undermine-patient-safety-increase-prescription-drug-costs-300487045.html WASHINGTON, July 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging two North Dakota laws that threaten patient safety and will increase prescription drug costs for the state’s employers, consumers, and […]

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