AARP has also fought the elimination of the legalized kickback system enjoyed by pharmacy benefit managers, notorious middlemen in the American system of health care

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

Guest Opinion: AARP and the triumph of image over skeezy reality https://www.goerie.com/story/opinion/2021/08/04/guest-opinion-aarp-and-triumph-image-over-skeezy-reality/5468308001/ By Marion Mass President Biden has decided to enforce an executive order issued by former President Trump that requires hospitals to post their prices publicly — to be “transparent.” Not only is the administration insisting on compliance, but it’s doubling down by increasing the […]

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Biden calls on Congress to tackle soaring prices of prescription drugs

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Pharmaciststeve

How are we going to negotiate medication prices with the pharmas when the insurance companies and their PBM subsidiaries really control the prices of prescription medications.  Below is a graphic that demonstrates where close to 50% of the price of a Rx at the register goes to insurance middlemen.  This example shows that the pharmacy […]

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