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Pharmacy benefit managers
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- 1Republicans and Democrats Unite Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers●Republicans and Democrats Find a Unifying Target: Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Lawmakers from both parties are converging on pharmacy benefit managers as a rare point of bipartisan agreement. The middlemen who negotiate drug prices between manufacturers and insurers are facing growing scrutiny in Congress over their role in high medication costs, with proposals to increase transparency and reform their pricing practices gaining traction across the political divide.
- 2MedImpact pharmacy benefit manager breach exposes employer plan members' data●MedImpact PBM breach leaves employer plan members' health data exposed
Pharmacy benefit manager MedImpact has suffered a data breach affecting members of employer-sponsored health plans, exposing their health information. The company has not yet detailed how many people are affected or what specific data was taken. Employers whose workers use MedImpact are now fielding questions from staff about the security of their medical and prescription records.