Tag: Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM)
NCPA applauds new PBM disclosure rule
November 2, 2026HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) supports a new rule released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration that requires pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their affiliated brokers and consultants to disclose the fees and compensation they receive. “The employers who pay PBMs to administer their health plans have been kept in the dark for many years when it comes to these fees and other forms of compensation,”...
NCPA cautions FTC in Caremark, Zink Health Services settlement
September 3, 2026HME News Staff
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has filed public comments with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) saying it’s worried the agency’s proposed settlement with Caremark and Zink Health Services could have serious unintended consequences on independent pharmacies. The NCPA says it supports meaningful relief that addresses pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) rebate practices that inflate insulin list prices, but it would like to see the FTC narrow its...
Senate leaders introduce bipartisan PBM reform bill
December 5, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Price Transparency and Accountability Act to fix market distortions and increase transparency in federal prescription drug programs to lower patient costs at the pharmacy counter.
“Pharmacy benefit managers should not profit from overcharging patients for their prescriptions,” said Crapo. “This...