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Debra Patt: The Urgent Need for Policy Reform in Pharmacy Benefit Management

Published On: August 8th, 2025

Debra Patt, Executive Vice President of Policy, Strategic Initiatives at Texas Oncology, President of Community Oncology Alliance, and Chair of AI Task Force at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), shared a post on LinkedIn: “The Urgent Need for Policy Reform in Pharmacy Benefit Management

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Judge halts proceedings in Arkansas pharmacy benefit manager lawsuit

Published On: August 8th, 2025

A federal judge on Monday halted proceedings in the challenge against Arkansas' first-in-the-nation regulations on pharmacy benefit managers, a week after granting the plaintiffs' request for a temporary injunction. 

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The 340B Rebate Pilot: Voluntary for Manufacturers, Costly for 340B Covered Entities

Published On: August 8th, 2025

HRSA published an announcement outlining a rebate pilot program (the rebate program) that would change how the 340B program has been operating since its inception.

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American Oncology Network and The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders Welcome Dr. Garrett Diltz and Dr. Shreya Desai

Published On: August 8th, 2025

 American Oncology Network (AON), one of the nation’s fastest-growing networks of community-based oncology practices, and its partner practice, The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD), are pleased to welcome Board-certified medical oncologists Garrett Diltz, MD, and Shreya Desai, MD, to the care team.

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Community Oncology Pharmacy Association (COPA) Welcomes Nick Bouchard and Kyle Kitchen to Advisory Board

Published On: August 7th, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, August 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Community Oncology Pharmacy Association (COPA), a peer network for medically integrated pharmacies in independent community oncology and urology practices, is pleased to announce the addition of Nick Bouchard, PharmD, and Kyle Kitchen, PharmD, MBA, to its Board of Directors.

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Republicans Gear Up to Fight Insurers on Pharmacy Benefit System

Published On: August 7th, 2025

Lawmakers are planning another attempt to lower drug prices by targeting pharmacy benefit managers, but a key legislator said they will clash with a familiar foe: insurance companies with PBM operations.

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Goodlander urges federal Medicare officials to abandon prior authorization expansion

Published On: August 7th, 2025

U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander signed onto a letter alongside 41 other U.S. representatives asking Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and Abe Sutton, deputy administrator, to back away from a proposed change to traditional Medicare.

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Wall Street sours on health insurance

Published On: August 7th, 2025

Stock prices for health insurers and their parent companies have tanked as the sector grapples with high costs and potentially devastating cuts to federal health programs.

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Trump seeks to lower drug costs for U.S. employers to European prices

Published On: August 6th, 2025

The new letters show that the Trump administration wants to make MFN pricing available to employer‑sponsored health plans and other commercial health coverage providers, as well as to government‑backed health coverage providers.

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Trump teases stepwise tariff plan for pharma

Published On: August 6th, 2025

President Trump plans to levy a stepwise series of pharmaceutical tariffs that could reach 150% within a year and a half, then rise to 250%, he said in a wide-ranging interview on CNBC Tuesday.

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