Big Medicine threatens your wallet and your health. But there is a solution.
Lawmakers and courts are grappling with the power of health insurance giants and pharmacy benefit managers to control medical costs.
📍 Where it landed
Lawmakers targeted the power of health insurance giants, while CVS won an appeals court fight regarding an Arkansas pharmacy network law. State regulations of PBMs faced robust legal challenges.
The story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage.
Epilogue added 48d ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (5)
- More Paperwork Won’t Make Medicine Cheaper The Daily Economy · 51d ago
- CVS wins appeals court fight over Arkansas pharmacy network law BenefitsPRO · 51d ago
- State Regulation of PBMs Subject to Robust Legal Challenges | Mintz JD Supra · 51d ago
- Lawmakers Target the Power of Health Insurance Giants The New York Times · 51d ago
- Big Medicine threatens your wallet and your health. But there is a solution. MS NOW · 51d ago broke it first
The story so far
Legislators are targeting the influence of major health insurance companies in an effort to address costs and health impacts. These efforts coincide with legal disputes regarding the state regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Coverage from The New York Times and JD Supra emphasizes the push for legislative action and the robust legal challenges facing PBM regulations. Additionally, BenefitsPRO reports that CVS has won an appeals court battle concerning a pharmacy network law in Arkansas.
Future developments center on whether increased paperwork will successfully lower medical costs, as questioned by The Daily Economy, and the outcome of ongoing legal challenges against state regulations.
Synthesized by Newsylist from the headlines below under a strict no-invention contract. ✓ fact-checked: all claims supported by sources Updated 49d ago.
The obvious questions
What is the current status of the Arkansas pharmacy network law?
CVS has won an appeals court fight regarding this law.
Who is targeting the power of health insurance companies?
According to The New York Times, lawmakers are targeting these entities.
Are PBM regulations facing opposition?
Yes, JD Supra reports that state regulation of PBMs is subject to robust legal challenges.
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