With the recent agreement to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year and the decision not to include provisions targeting pharmacy benefit companies, there is an opportunity to think again before misguided legislation is advanced that would do nothing to lower prescription drug costs for patients.

Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) members have long advocated for and implemented new programs to achieve a more equitable health care system.

As we enter the stretch run for 2023, a recent survey from KFF should serve as a stark warning for misguided legislation that purports to lower prescription drugs.

While home during their August recess, members of Congress are likely to hear from constituents about a wide range of challenges they’re facing. At the top of many constituents’ lists will be complaints about the rising price of prescription drugs

The drug pricing debate in Washington has kicked back into high gear, and it is more contentious, convoluted and misguided than ever. Who’s on what team? Whose “turn” is next? And, most importantly, what is in the best interest of patients and taxpayers? These questions may sound rhetorical, but they’re questions that Congress should be asking.

By JC Scott, President and CEO, PCMA In the past few years, some have been pushing the narrative that pharmacy benefit companies are driving independent pharmacies out of business. Their argument seems compelling, but is it true? As we do

Congress has shown it has both the appetite and ability to enact prescription drug pricing policy.

So now we need those of us in the private market to do our part.

The Fourth of July. This is the most fundamental of American holidays, representing a celebration of our independence and our way of governing ourselves, giving us a moment to be grateful for what we have as a nation.

It should come as no surprise that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) applaud Congress for recent bipartisan action to further delay the rebate rule as part of legislation to address gun safety and mental health.

PBMs are proud of the work they do to reduce prescription drug costs, expand affordable access to medications, and improve patient outcomes.