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DIR Reform: what you need to know

Natalia Mazina

Many pharmacy and patient advocacy groups have spoken out against the obscure methods employed by PBMs to increase their profits. These groups have advocated for the fees to be applied at the time a patient picks up the medication at the pharmacy rather than subjecting pharmacies to these fees months later.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Dunleavy adds $9M to budget to address food stamp, Medicaid backlog New study provides snapshot of increase in maternal deaths in Alaska Mental Health Trust Grants $1.6M doctor talks importance of diversity in health care Illinois hospital CEO dismissed amid board investigation Illinois paid sick leave legislation heading to Gov.

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White House looks to CMMI to test new ways to lower drug prices

C&M Health Law

Posted last August, CMMI issued a Strategic Refresh white paper proposing to address affordability directly through models that “focus on moderating drug prices” or indirectly through models that “target low-value care and sources of waste that drive up patient costs.”