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FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers

[01/29/25]

Posted on January 29, 2025 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On January 14, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its Second Interim Staff Report (“Report”) on pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”), focusing on PBM pricing practices for specialty generic drugs. The Report described significant markups of cancer, HIV and other chronic condition specialty drugs and high reimbursement rates paid by Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and... READ MORE

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Hall Render’s This Week in Washington – March 1, 2019

[03/01/19]

Posted on March 1, 2019 in Federal Advocacy

Published by: Hall Render

House Democrats Unveil Single-Payor Legislation House Democrats introduced sweeping “Medicare for All” legislation, providing the most detailed plan to overhaul the current health care system by enrolling all U.S. residents in a single-payor, government-run health plan. It would cover a more expansive set of benefits than the current Medicare program and restructure payment for... READ MORE

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