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Stay informed! Explore the latest press releases, articles and news updates about our fight to protect local pharmacies and ensure fair prices, local access and better care.
- PBM bill heads to governor, Senate prison funding bill pauses – April 10, 2025 – Talk Business & Politics
- Arkansas legislature passes bill to ban ‘monopoly’ PBMs from owning pharmacies in state April 9, 2025 – KATV
- Proposed ban on drug middlemen owning retail pharmacies passes Arkansas House Committee April 3, 2025 – Arkansas Advocate
- OPINION | Mark Johnson: Set the record straight on HB1150 – Mar 2, 2025 – Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- Arkansas Bill would bar PBMs from selling drugs – Feb 24, 2025 – Arkansas Business
- Pharmaceuticals’ power needs reform – Feb 21, 2025 – Talk Business & Politics
- Arkansas HB1150: Combatting PBM Anticompetitive Practices with State Legislation Feb 2025 – The Puttcast
- FTC Sues CVS and Cigna over refusal to provide basic information about their compliance efforts
Jan 17, 2025 – FTC
- FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
Jan 14, 2025 – FTC
- Gov. Sanders: “PBMs drive up healthcare costs and abuse the law.”
Dec 21, 2024 – @SarahHuckabee
- New Arkansas rule curbs unfair practices by pharmacy benefit managers, protect pharmacies
Dec 20, 2024 – KATV
- Governor Sanders, Arkansas Insurance Department Enforce Arkansas Law Against PBMs
Aug 6, 2024 – Governor Sanders Press Release
- Legislative Council OKs Arkansas Insurance Department rule on reimbursing druggists
Dec 20, 2024 – Arkansas Democrat Gazette
- House lawmakers slam pharmacy middlemen over sky-high drug prices
July 23, 2024 – NBC News
- Hearing Wrap-Up: Oversight Committee Exposes How PBMs Undermine Patient Health and Increase Drug Costs
July 23, 2024 – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- Comer Releases Report on PBMs’ Harmful Pricing Tactics and Role in Rising Health Care Costs
July 23, 2024 – House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
- Big Pharmacy-Benefit Managers Increase Drug Costs, FTC Says
July 9, 2024 – Wall Street Journal
- FTC Releases Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
July 9, 2024 – FTC
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers: The Powerful Middlemen Inflating Drug Costs and Squeezing Main Street Pharmacies
July, 2024 – FTC
- Mail-Order Drugs Were Supposed to Keep Costs Down. It’s Doing the Opposite.
June 25, 2024 – Wall Street Journal
- The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
June 21, 2024 – NY Times