Senate seeks to audit TRICARE pharmacy benefits program amid conflict concerns | Federal News Network

Express Scripts, the contractor that manages the TRICARE pharmacy program, also operates its own mail-order pharmacies that participate in the network.

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What Would Trump's Plan to Impose Tariffs on Generic Drugs Do to Prices?

Experts say that if Trump follows through, the proposed tariffs could have far-reaching consequences for the cost and availability of the medications.

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State audit of Medicaid records points to methods used by PBMs to obscure drug costs

An audit of state Medicaid records revealed how PBMs are using complicated tactics for handling prescription drug claims that ultimately overcharge taxpayers.

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Sandoz tests direct-to-consumer sales with Omnitrope, a growth hormone biosimilar

Sandoz unveiled a direct-to-consumer platform, starting off with a single medication for now as the generic drugmaker adopts a system that several brand-name manufacturers are using to cut out-of-pock...

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Cassidy proposes bill to rein in 340B drug discount program

Placing new limits on the 340B drug discount program would be a fresh challenge for hospitals as they confront funding cuts.

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US prices for new drugs fell in 2025 as fewer costly gene therapies were launched

Launch prices for prescription medicines approved by U.S. regulators in 2025 fell from the previous year, but remained high at a ​median of $216,000 due to expensive drugs for rare diseases, a new ana...

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Sand issues investigative report on PBM practices in Iowa

(Des Moines) -- A new report issued by the Iowa State Auditor's Office raises concerns over Pharmacy Benefit Managers' practices related to Iowa Medicaid.

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Senate Passes Romanchuk Bill Expanding Patient Access To Flu, COVID Treatment

COLUMBUS-The Ohio Senate passed <a href="https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/136/SB230">Senate Bill 230</a>, sponsored by Senator Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario), which authorizes pharmac...

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National Alliance Releases New Guide to Help Employers Reduce Drug Pricing Volatility and Risk | National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions

Resource explains how retrospective discounts can drive uncertainty in pharmacy spendand offers practical steps purchasers can take now WASHINGTON – June 3, 2026 – The National Alliance of Healthcare ...

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A Model of Financial Risk to Payers from Retrospective Drug Price Concessions — 3 ∆XIS Advisors

In an environment of inflated list prices for prescription drugs, in the United States, payers and patients rely upon significant negotiated discounts in order to afford and access medicines. These di...

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TrumpRx Will Start Linking to Mark Cuban’s Discount Online Pharmacy

The White House’s drug pricing initiative will now feature generics, relying on Cost Plus Drugs and other drug discount companies.

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UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx makeover elicits cautious welcome

UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx joins rival pharmacy benefit managers by promising greater transparency.

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Trump Promised Cheaper Drugs. Some Prices Dropped. Many Others Shot Up. - KFF Health News

For all of President Donald Trump’s showmanship, the share of Americans his policies will likely help remains slim, even if some patients do come out ahead.

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Amazon adds Ozempic pill to same-day prescription drug kiosks

Amazon has touted the kiosks as a convenient way for patients to get their prescriptions without even leaving the doctor’s office. But the machines don’t dispense substances that need to be refrigerat...

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How Trump's 100% drug tariffs could reach consumers pocketbooks

Drug price watchdogs worry President Donald Trump's plan to assess 100% tariffs on drug imports could lighten patients pocketbooks.

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CVS accused of overbilling feds $600M in scheme similar to one in Ohio • Ohio Capital Journal

A federal audit on Friday accused CVS's drug middleman of overcharging the Office of Personnel management $615 million between 2018 and 2021.

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TrumpRx isn't doing much for drug prices. What would it take to change that?

So far, IVF drugs and GLP-1s have been the site's most commonly searched medications, representing a tiny fraction of the prescription drugs Americans take.

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New Report Reveals Major Variation in Hospital Pricing of Cancer Drugs | Targeted Oncology - Immunotherapy, Biomarkers, and Cancer Pathways

Report finds hospitals price the same cancer drugs up to 2000x apart, worsening financial toxicity and intensifying demands for real transparency.

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Wide disparities found in hospitals' drug prices

Hospital pricing remains opaque, and the same drug at the same hospital can have a dozen different prices on the same day.

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Trump says drug prices are going down. New data shows he’s right and wrong. — 46brooklyn Research

As a non-profit, we at 46brooklyn have made it our goal to provide insights into U.S. drug pricing data available in the public domain based upon the figures we’ve gathered over the prior month. Amids...

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Bipartisan bill aims to end health conflicts and bring down costs after years of complaints in Ohio • Ohio Capital Journal

A bipartisan bill would prohibit health giants from providing services and paying for them. It would be the biggest antitrust law in decades.

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Virginia Focus - Drug Pricing Update Virginia Focus | iHeart

The Trump administration has announced many changes to the prices of prescription drugs for Medicaid and Medicare as well as Trump RX, a website for people to get...

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FTC settles lawsuit with Express Scripts over charges it manipulated insulin prices, impeded access

The FTC settled a lawsuit against Express Scripts over allegations that the company artificially inflated the price of insulin and impeded access to treatment.

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This Year Drugmakers Cut Prices for Several Widely Used Drugs

Pharmaceutical companies raised prices for most medicines. Federal government policy changes then drove the reductions.

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Drugmakers hike medicine prices in 2026. How much more will you spend?

Pharmaceutical companies have raised prices on hundreds of drugs so far this month despite federal efforts to rein in drug prices.

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Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year

All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.

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Exclusive: Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump

Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration p...

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Prescription benefits clarity is about more than transparency

Getting a list of what the drugs cost is just the start.

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America’s Seniors Are Overmedicated

One in six seniors enrolled in Medicare’s drug benefit were prescribed eight or more medications at the same time, an analysis of Medicare data found.

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