Top of the morning to you. Another busy day is unfolding here on the Pharmalot campus, where we are mulling over our cluttered calendar and plotting our next moves. No doubt, you can relate. After all, this is only the middle of the week and there is so much to be done. This calls, as you may imagine, for a hot cup of stimulation. We are sticking with the peppermint mocha for the moment, by the way. Feel free to join us. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. The world is a busy place, yes? Hope you make your way today. …
The much-maligned pharmacy benefit managers escaped largely unscathed during a high-profile congressional hearing Tuesday, but the powerful bipartisan duo behind the hearing now appears intent on legislating, and increasing transparency will be their primary goal, STAT writes. Executives for the five largest PBMs were expected to face hard questions about their role in the ever-rising price of prescription drugs from members of the Senate Finance Committee. But the executives largely parried the questions, none of which shone too harsh a spotlight on the industry’s practices.
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