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Congress Includes PBM Reforms in End-of-Year Spending Package
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Dec 18

Congress has included pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform in the end-of-year government funding package and is set for a vote this week. The...

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HHS Extends PREP Act Through 2029
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Dec 10

The Department of Health and Human Services has extended the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Declaration for Medical...

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AG Nessel Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Role in Opioid Crisis
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Oct 24

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against pharmacy benefit managers OptumRX and ExpressScripts for their role in the...

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DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Oct 7

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued a warning about illegal online pharmacies, citing an increase in the selling and shipping...

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HHS Secretary Criticizes PBMs in Flint Visit
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Jul 11

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was highly critical of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in a visit to Flint on Wednesday at...

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FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Jul 9

The Federal Trade Commission today released a scathing report on how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) profit at the expense of patients by inflating...

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FDA Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements for Fall 2024
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Jun 10

The the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously recommended a monovalent...

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Bills to Authorize Pharmacist Hormonal Contraception Prescribing Introduced in House
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory, MPA News,
Date posted Feb 15

House Bills (HB) 5435 and 5436, sponsored by Reps. Kara Hope, D-Holt, and Stephanie Young, D-Detroit, were introduced earlier this week in the...

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FDA Allows Import of French Drug To Combat Bicillin L-A Shortage
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Feb 5

To help address the ongoing shortages of Bicillin L-A (penicillin G benzathine injectable suspension), the only drug that can be used to treat...

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CMS Issues Letter to Insurance Plans and PBMs
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Dec 18

On Dec. 14, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), released a signed letter to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), Medicare...

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MPA-Backed Dispensing Fee Bill Signed by the Governor
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Dec 13

House Bill 4276, sponsored by Rep. Alabas Farhat, D-Dearborn, and endorsed by the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA), was signed by Gov....

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Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement Bill Passes out of the Michigan House, Heads to Senate
Posted In: Legislative/Regulatory,
Date posted Oct 26

House Bill 4276, sponsored by Rep. Alabas Farhat, D-District 3, passed out of the Michigan House of Representatives on Wednesday, Oct. 25, by a vote...

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