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In the United States, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) is a third-party administrator of prescription drug programs for commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and state government employee plans. [1][2] PBMs operate inside of integrated healthcare systems (e.g.,...

Nov 15, 2022 · Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) help negotiate costs and payments between drug manufacturers, pharmacies, and healthcare insurance providers. PBMs also create prescription drug lists,...

Jul 7, 2023 · Known as PBMs, these companies were created in the 1960s to help employers and insurers select and purchase medications for their health plans. The industry mushroomed as prescription drug...

Legacy PBMs expand control by acquiring insurers, pharmacies, or manufacturers. This leads to higher drug prices, limited consumer choices, and reduced pricing transparency. Graphic adapted from Drug Channels' Mapping the Vertical Integration of Insurers, PBMs, Specialty Pharmacies, and Providers (source)

Mar 13, 2024 · This column discusses what PBMs do, how some PBM practices can inflate prices and hinder transparency, and how PBMs fit into the broader drug pricing system and highly concentrated health...

Jul 17, 2024 · What Is the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry? The pharmacy benefit management (PBM) industry is a group of companies that serve as the middlemen between insurance...

Nov 18, 2024 · Issue: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are third party companies that function as intermediaries between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. PBMs create formularies, negotiate rebates (discounts paid by a drug manufacturer to a PBM) with manufacturers, process claims, create pharmacy networks, review drug utilization, and ...

Nov 20, 2023 · Some of these proposals concern the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which facilitate the purchase of drugs through the pharmaceutical distribution chain and administer pharmacy benefit plans on behalf of health insurers, employers, and others.

Oct 14, 2024 · PBMs establish networks of pharmacies preferred by their client health plans. They negotiate reimbursement rates for pharmacies, influencing where patients can fill their prescriptions and how ...