Some pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) may be placing hospital pharmacies into separate, lower-reimbursement networks that could be discriminatory and reflective of broader anti-competitive PBM conduct. Steven Bennet was featured in American Pharmacy News discussing concerns surrounding PBM network and reimbursement practices impacting hospital pharmacies.
The article also references ongoing scrutiny of PBM practices by the Federal Trade Commission, including concerns regarding market concentration, vertically integrated pharmacy models, reimbursement disparities, and specialty drug pricing practices. The discussion emphasizes the growing regulatory and legal focus on how PBM network structures and reimbursement methodologies may impact pharmacies, healthcare providers, and patient access to care.
Read the full article in American Pharmacy News.
