Angus Worthing

Feb 14, 2024 | amac.us | Robert Levin |Angus Worthing

Congress is in the process of negotiating a set of bipartisan health policies, including pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform. On the table for inclusion are two policies that will provide immediate relief for patients in the form of reduced out-of-pocket costs for drugs: delinking drug prices from PBM income and requiring PBMs to pass through the discounts, rebates and other price concessions they obtain from drug companies.

Feb 14, 2024 | dcjournal.com | Robert Levin |Angus Worthing |Ray Walker

Congress is in the process of negotiating a set of bipartisan health policies, including pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform. On the table for inclusion are two policies that will provide immediate relief for patients in the form of reduced out-of-pocket costs for drugs: delinking drug prices from PBM income and requiring PBMs to pass through the discounts, rebates and other price concessions they obtain from drug companies.

Dec 12, 2023 | dcjournal.com | Robert Levin |Angus Worthing |Aaron Rice

Imagine you’re in charge of purchasing desks for your local school system. Your main negotiating leverage is that you can freeze out desk makers who won’t give the school system a good price. In negotiations with DeskMaker, you ask for a percentage off their retail prices in exchange for their becoming the school system’s preferred desk supplier. Win-win? Not so fast.

Sep 20, 2023 | amac.us | Robert Levin |Angus Worthing

As practicing physicians and medical professionals, we stand at the front lines of patient care, witnessing firsthand the effect of prescription drug prices on the health and well-being of our patients. It is disheartening to see a system that is supposed to prioritize patients often working against their interests, thanks in no small part to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

Sep 19, 2023 | dcjournal.com | Robert Levin |Angus Worthing |Aaron Rice

As practicing physicians and medical professionals, we stand at the front lines of patient care, witnessing firsthand the effect of prescription drug prices on the health and well-being of our patients. It is disheartening to see a system that is supposed to prioritize patients often working against their interests, thanks in no small part to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).