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Would coverage of weight loss drugs reduce Iowa Medicaid costs?
25 Feb 2025 20:49 GMT
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Lilly produces Zepbound, a drug the FDA has approved for … new class of weight loss drugs for obese Medicaid patients …
Brandon Geib, a lobbyist for Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, saod … states now cover GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound …
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Lower drug prices, fewer pharmacy closures the target of 'PBM' bills
06 Feb 2025 16:13 GMT
… president of government relations at Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. … 39;t clot properly. The medication is expensive, she said, … who requires a brand name medication to control the disorder.
… for prescription drugs would be calculated based on the drug' …
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Attempted traffic stop led deputies on pursuit ending in crash, drug arrest
11 Jul 2024 21:37 GMT
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Forms Collective to Improve Medication Affordability
09 Jan 2023 19:03 GMT
… access to costly medical benefit drugs — ones that are injected or … infusible cancer drugs and represent a substantial portion of overall drug spend, with … Vermont, and Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.
“The costs of medications continue to …
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Wellmark announces plan to enter Medicare Advantage market in 2022
08 Jun 2021 20:49 GMT
… have come to expect from Wellmark.”
Wellmark currently offers Medicare Supplement plans … often include coverage for prescription drugs, routine vision and eyewear coverage … center memberships, over-the-counter medications/;supplies, and clinical support …
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Businesses split on PBM bill sent to governor
23 May 2025 20:04 GMT
… to handle expensive complex specialty drugs without bulk buying power: … the medications and health care services they need.”
Hartig Drug has … brand name drug that we dispensed through Wellmark was a … loss, so we dispensed zero branded drugs …
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Flea, Tick, And Heartworm Products: 2025 Industry Research Report With Growth Forecasts To 2029 & 2034
18 Apr 2025 10:10 GMT
… company that specializes in pet medications and supplies, including products for … Pills Or Chewable: Prescription Oral Medications; Over-The-Counter Chewable Tablets … Hartz Mountain Corporation Virbac Inc. Wellmark International Inc. Zoetis Inc. Bayer …
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Bill cracks down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
09 Feb 2025 02:57 GMT
… of the Dubuque-based Hartig Drug Company, which closed two of … are controlling the price of medications and the bill would lead … . Scott Sundstrom, a lobbyist for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield …
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Pharmacists ask for lawmakers to pass bill regulating pharmacy benefit managers
06 Feb 2025 01:20 GMT
… specific, brand name seizure medication each month.
“Every … medication.)”
Charlie Hartig, CEO of the regional pharmacy chain Hartig Drug … Iowans. Scott Sundstrom with Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, … would work” on prescription drugs.
“When somebody in the …
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Bill in Iowa legislature proposes new rules for Pharmacy Benefit Managers
06 Feb 2025 13:46 GMT
… she said, “and control drug pricing and reimbursement to our … restricting patient access and increasing drug costs,” Koener said.
Insurance … are controlling the price of medications and the bill would … Sundstrom is a lobbyist for Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue …