An initiative led by Gov. JB Pritzker would hope to drop drug prices by regulating PBM's.
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The Illinois Pharmacists Association and Illinois Council of Health System Pharmacists are backing Gov. JB Pritzker's plan to lower drug prices and increase access to community pharmacies.
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His proposal could prevent pharmacy benefit managers from inflating medication costs by banning spread pricing.
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Pharmacists and patients across the state are not giving up on changing the pharmacy benefit manager system to help lower drug prices.
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Some cancer patients are hitting coverage limits on a cheap anti-nausea pill that can ward off waves of vomiting after treatment. Doctors say restrictions on the number of tablets can hurt care. Pharmacy benefit managers say their restrictions guard against overuse. In between sits patients. They may have to ration pills or opt for less-effective help. The conflict offers a glimpse at how relatively simple acts of care can grow complex in the fragmented U.S. health care system.
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A new federal report shows the people responsible for negotiating drug discounts from manufacturers have actually increased the costs of prescriptions and left Americans with less choices.
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