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has closed stores or trimmed staff as it pushes consumers to mail-order pharmacy services.PBMs sit at the center of the U.

Express Scripts said it was committed to reimbursing pharmacies fairly.But the organizations are loathed by independent drugstores.a law firm lobbyist representing the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy.

They declined to share the contracts because they are subject to nondisclosure agreements with Express Scripts.I get a total of $120 for a drug that cost me $110 from the wholesaler.

These behemoth companies have negotiating power with drugmakers that enables them to sell a diabetes drug like Ozempic (sold under the name Wegovy for weight loss).

isset to take effect JanMore grass means they have an oversupply of food.

have no natural predators in Colombia and have been declared an invasive species that could upset the ecosystem.The plan includes sterilizing 40 hippos each year.

When the plan was first announced.the population is booming an its affecting the local ecosystem