On May 20, 2019, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Minnesota Pharmacy Benefit Manager Licensure and Regulation Act into law. Among the various new restrictions and responsibilities placed upon Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) acting within the... Read More
In a growing trend, CVS Caremark (Caremark) has joined the ranks of PBMs to begin offering a mail order network in both commercial and Medicare Part D networks. Caremark has recently contacted a number of pharmacies participating in Caremark retail... Read More
Recently, a major PBM has demanded that its network retail pharmacies submit an attestation agreeing to limit mail order and delivery services to 10% of its claims submitted to the PBM. The PBM is now requiring independent pharmacies to agree to... Read More
While PBMs have scrutinized retail pharmacies for mailing activities for some time, over the last several weeks, several major PBMs have embarked on renewed tactics aimed at clamping down on pharmacies dispensing prescription medications to their... Read More
In the latest round of actions taken against pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies surrounding drug pricing and distribution models, the country's largest Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM), Express Scripts, has filed suit against drug maker Horizon... Read More
On December 12, 2011, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law a bill which bans Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”) from mandating customers to use mail order pharmacies for prescription drugs. Known as the New York AMMO Law, the... Read More
