Category: Pharmacy

Panelists debate PBM role, reform

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 19, 2024 | On The Record, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0 |

A Wisconsin Health News panel in Madison this week debated the role of drug middlemen, as lawmakers consider a bill that would curtail some of the practices of pharmacy benefit managers, which manage drug plans for employers, insurers and others.

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PBM bill author open to compromise

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 18, 2024 | Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Changes could be coming to legislation aiming to reform practices by drug middlemen and protect independent pharmacies, the author behind the bill said at a Wisconsin Health News event Wednesday.

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PBM bill receives hearing

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 11, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0 |

A sweeping bill targeting practices used by pharmacy middlemen received a public hearing last week in the Senate.

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Lawmakers unveil sweeping PBM reform bill

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 13, 2023 | Legislature, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0 |

Republican legislators unveiled a sweeping bill last week aimed at curtailing practices pursued by drug industry middlemen that they say threaten independent pharmacies.

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Agreement aims to speed licensing of student pharmacists

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 6, 2023 | Jobs, Pharmacy, Top Stories, Workforce | 0 |

A new agreement will lead to faster licensing of Wisconsin pharmacy school graduates.

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Wisconsin pharmacies sue Express Scripts

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 30, 2023 | Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0 |

A company that previously offered pharmacy services is part of a group that has filed a class-action lawsuit against Express Scripts, alleging the large Cigna-owned pharmacy benefit manager violated federal antitrust law through an agreement with a similar organization to fix prices.

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Democratic lawmakers look to cap insulin prices

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 4, 2023 | Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

A trio of Democratic lawmakers are asking their colleagues to sign onto a bill by Friday that would cap out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $35 a month.

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Amgen settlement heads to legislative review

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 6, 2023 | Opioids, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

The Wisconsin Department of Justice is asking the legislature’s budget-writing committee to act quickly to approve a proposed settlement that would allow pharmaceutical giant Amgen to move forward on its $28 billion deal to purchase Horizon Therapeutics.

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Baldwin praises Medicare’s choice of drugs for price negotiation

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 30, 2023 | Medicaid/Medicare, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., supports the list of 10 drugs selected by President Joe Biden’s administration for Medicare price negotiations.

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Chaperone, CME rules approved by doctors’ board

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 21, 2023 | Education, Opioids, Pharmacy, Top Stories | 0 |

New rules governing the use of chaperones for patient exams and how doctors can meet their continuing medical education requirements around controlled substances are likely to take effect Oct. 1, following action by the Medical Examining Board last week.

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Evers signs epinephrine, EMS bills

by Sean Kirkby | Aug 7, 2023 | Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers signed into law bills Friday that expand the types of medications that can be administered to counteract severe allergic reactions and support a program boosting the amount of federal dollars available to support emergency medical services providers.

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Evers asks FDA for more info on response to chemotherapy drug shortages

by Sean Kirkby | Jul 25, 2023 | Federal Government, Legislature, Pharmacy, Population Health, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

Gov. Tony Evers is asking the Food and Drug Administration for more information on how it's responding to a national shortage of chemotherapy medications.

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