Celltrion, a major Korean pharmaceutical company, signed a contract with a U.S. group purchasing organization (GPO) to list ...

the Medicaid net price will almost always be as good as or better than the best prices negotiated in the private sector (whether by a PBM, HMO, GPO or other private purchaser). Medicaid net price ...

It’s the second major investigation into middlemen in the US medicines supply chain, coming after an ongoing FTC probe of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) companies, which started in 2022.

Panelists emphasized the need for transparency and policy reforms in pharmacy benefit management (PBM) to improve ...

The payer replaced Caremark as its sole PBM last year, instead carving up pharmacy functions amid a handful of vendors. BSCA is also making novel deals directly with drug manufacturers to bring ...

The GPO reduces the entitlement to spousal or widows benefits of CSRS retirees, in many cases eliminating entitlement to these benefits. The WEP and GPO only apply to government workers who ...

Kemp spokesperson Garrison Douglas said, “The governor remains entirely and wholeheartedly supportive of Georgia’s independent pharmacists and the need for PBM transparency.” In his veto ...

November 4, 2024: We have checked and added three new GPO codes. What are the new GPO codes? We’ve got the lot! Often topping the charts when it comes to anime-inspired Roblox adventures ...

Worse still is the PBM industry, which is dominated by three large companies – CVS Caremark (owned by CVS Health), Express Scripts (owned by Cigna Group), and OptumRx (owned by UnitedHealth ...