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 recent weeks and months, OptumRx, the in house pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) for UnitedHealthcare has engaged in a new course of action challenging Florida pharmacies that provide diabetic testing supplies through mail order. Contending that... Read More
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved the merger between Express Scripts, Inc. (ESI) and Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Medco), two of the country’s three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). What can pharmacies do to curb abusive PBM... 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
