This pharmacy industry veteran is hoping to ‘put the clinical focus’ back in PBMs
Ritu Malhotra became president of alternative PBM Illuminate Rx in January.
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Ritu Malhotra became president of alternative PBM Illuminate Rx in January.
A new bipartisan spending bill looks to create greater transparency within the PBM space.
As major PBMs weather trials and investigations, alternatives promise an easier way.
Though the Big 3 control the majority of the market, alternative PBMs are gaining more traction.
Iowa is the latest to impose limits on how PBMs can operate in the state.
The PBM says it will now reimburse pharmacies based on the cost to acquire drugs.
Pharmacies argue the change would let them get out of unfair contracts, while PBMs say the rule could endanger Part D beneficiaries.
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