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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.
- 2Law firm investigates MedImpact data breach exposing Social Security numbers▼MEDIMPACT DATA BREACH: Edelson Lechtzin LLP Launches Investigation Into Exposure of Social Security Numbers and Health Information
MedImpact, a US pharmacy benefit manager, has suffered a data breach that exposed Social Security numbers and health information. The law firm Edelson Lechtzin LLP has launched an investigation into the incident, a step that typically precedes a class action lawsuit on behalf of affected individuals. The probe will examine how the sensitive personal and medical data was compromised and whether the company failed to adequately protect it.