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Pharmacy benefit management demystified: How PBMs influence prescription drug pricing

HealthPartners

They also operate a “reseller” business model, earning margin on prescription drug fills at retail and mail-order pharmacies. They may keep or pass through a percentage of prescription drug rebates paid by pharmaceutical companies in return for placing their drugs on the plan’s formulary (list of preferred drugs).

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Will pharma finally score a policy win for 340B?

PharmaVoice

Either way, reforms to the 340B program, which was created by Congress in 1992 and requires pharmaceutical companies to provide outpatient drug discounts to safety net hospitals, could be on the table. Some pharma companies have restricted the use of contract pharmacies citing a lack of oversight.

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