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Friday, June 13, 2025

Starting with the End in Mind: How Pharma Can Build a Smarter Path to Commercialization

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Today’s guest post comes from Sean Wagner, VP of Client Partnerships and Carolyn Zele, Advisor, Solution Consulting at MMIT. Sean and Car...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025

The 340B Contract Pharmacy Market in 2025: Big Chains and PBMs Tighten Their Grip

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program has emerged as a growing source of profits for pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Drug Channels ...
Friday, June 06, 2025

Moving Beyond Mitigation: Cracking the Maximizer Code to Protect Patient Affordability

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Today’s guest post comes from Logan Melchione, VP of Patient Affordability at Paysign. Logan explores how maximizers have reshaped the pa...
Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Pharmacist Salaries and Employment in 2024: Retail Employment Collapse Offset by Hospital Boom

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It’s time for Drug Channels’ annual look at pharmacist salaries and employment. There was more bad news, as employment in retail pharmaci...
Friday, May 30, 2025

Three Ways GoodRx Is Helping Pharmacies Increase Profitability and Drive Innovation

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Today’s guest post comes from Aaron Crittenden, President of Rx Marketplace at GoodRx. Aaron introduces us to GoodRx Community Link , a n...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Drug Channels News Roundup, May 2025: MFN Controversy, Plan Sponsors ♥️ Rebates, PBM Profits, and Fun in Congress

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Summer unofficially began over the weekend. To mark the occasion, here are a few hot items, freshly seared on the Drug Channels grill: Reac...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

How the IRA’s Part B Coinsurance Inflation Adjustments Can Raise Seniors’ Drug Costs

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is triggering increases in Medicare beneficiaries’ spending on their Part B drugs. Though CMS touts that ...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

What’s Next for Retail Pharmacy: Data, Debate, and Disruption (NEW Live Video Webinar)

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Dr. Adam J. Fein, president of Drug Channels Institute (DCI) and the author of Drug Channels , invites you to join him for DCI’s new live v...
Friday, May 16, 2025

Resetting the Walk-Away Price: How GoodRx Data Reveals New Realities of Prescription Abandonment

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Today’s guest post is from Divya Iyer, SVP of Go-to-Market Strategy at GoodRx. Divya shares new GoodRx data showing that out-of-pocket co...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

How Large PBMs Make Money Today: A 2025 Drug Channels Update

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During my PBM Industry Update: Trends, Challenges, and What’s Ahead video webinar, I explored the latest trends, emerging data, and stra...
Friday, May 09, 2025

From Barriers to Bridges: Rethinking Medication Access for 2025

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Today’s guest post comes from Mike Cohn, Vice President, Network Operations at CoverMyMeds. Mike shares key takeaways on patient access a...
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Follow the 340B Dollar: Senator Cassidy Exposes How CVS Health and Walgreens Profit as 340B Contract Pharmacies

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Two weeks ago, Senator Bill Cassidy—now chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)—dropped a must-read, ...