Retail Pharmacies
CVS, Cigna sue Arkansas over PBM ban
PBMs have reportedly raised drug prices and contributed to local pharmacy closures. But CVS is threatening to close more in Arkansas.
Independent Pharmacies
Coverage of the strategies, challenges, and innovations defining the current state of independent pharmacies in the healthcare space.
Retail Pharmacies
Why independent pharmacies are pushing back on Medicare’s drug price negotiation program
Over 90% of independent pharmacy owners worry the program would severely hurt their finances, one survey reported.
Retail Pharmacies
Pharmacies sue GoodRx, accusing the company of conspiring with PBMs
The plaintiffs claim that GoodRx is engaged in a price-fixing “scheme” that hurts small independent pharmacies.
Retail Pharmacies
Nearly a third of independent pharmacies at risk of closure in 2024
The pharmacies are feeling the strains of a CMS rule that went into effect at the start of the year.
Retail Pharmacies
Walgreens partners with pharmacy school deans to combat pharmacist shortage
The retail pharmacy giant hopes to boost the pipeline of students enrolling in pharmacy school.
Retail Pharmacies
NextRx co-founder Erica Crane on the future of independent pharmacy
“The death of independent pharmacy is a real thing,” she said.
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