A Message From Ohio MGMA's Aaron Mierzwiak
Ohio Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) President, Aaron Mierzwiak, highlights critical reverse auction policy solution to save...
- Feb 18
NAMI OH Letter to the Editor: Congress must take a hard look at PBMs
The the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio penned a letter to the Dayton Daily News encouraging PBM reforms in Congress: "We now...
- Dec 7, 2021
PBM Accountability Project of Ohio Statement on Recent Illegal PBM Activity
Latest Investigations Indicate PBMs Utilize Several Tactics to Generate Revenue COLUMBUS, OHIO – The PBM Accountability Project of Ohio,...
- Oct 29, 2021
Medicaid chief quietly drops bombshell: Millions obtained by PBMs unaccounted for by state
Pharmacy benefit managers are making millions of dollars through Ohio's Medicaid program for which Medicaid can't account. That's because...
- Oct 7, 2021
Letter to the editor: PBMs continue to drive up out-of-pocket costs for patients
Letter to the editor by Aaron Mierzwiak, President of the Ohio Medical Group Management Association A recent story by Marty Schladen,...
- Sep 2, 2021
Already concerned with drug costs, large employers, family pharmacists worry about more middlemen
Are drug middlemen adding another black box? POINT PLEASANT, W.V. — There already were deep concerns among small pharmacists about drug...
- Jul 20, 2021
Ohio AG signs on to important pharmacy middleman case
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined a lawsuit testing states’ power to regulate powerful middlemen who control the way...
- Jul 14, 2021
PBM Accountability Project of OH Commends Leaders for Budget Provisions Holding PBMs Accountable
Reverse Auction Provision Could Help Save Ohio Taxpayer Dollars COLUMBUS, OHIO – The PBM Accountability Project of Ohio, a coalition of...
- Jun 21, 2021
Our view: Pharmacy benefit manager tactics increase costs, reduce health-care options
You know you have a big problem when $88 million is just the tip of the iceberg drifting toward you. But that pretty much sums up what...
- Jun 1, 2021
ICYMI: Ohio Grange President Sue Roy Letter to the Editor on PBMs
Roy writes, "Ohio Grange members are engaged in agriculture and the communities we live in, and we struggle like most Ohioans with the...
- Apr 16, 2021
Ohio hires Medicaid prescription drug watchdog
As it makes sweeping reforms to the way it handles managed care for the state’s $24 billion Medicaid program, Ohio on Wednesday announced...
- Apr 14, 2021
Conflicting corporate claims at the heart of Ohio’s blockbuster Medicaid suit
Two mega-corporations appear to be claiming they did the same work for Medicaid — Ohio’s $24 billion-a-year program that provides health...
- Apr 14, 2021
A Message From Ohio Pharmacists Association's Ernie Boyd
Ohio Pharmacists Association Executive Director, Ernie Boyd explains how Ohio leaders can help pharmacists and patients:
- Mar 22, 2021
Opinion: Governor's plan will 'substantially' lower prescription drug costs
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s recently proposed budget continues his leadership in addressing the challenges of the pandemic, accelerating...
- Mar 19, 2021
A Message From Ohio Hematology Oncology Society Executive Director, Dave Dillahunt
Ohio Hematology Oncology Society Executive Director, Dave Dillahunt explains the need to rein in PBMs & hold them accountable:
- Mar 16, 2021
Yost sues health-care giant Centene, saying it charged Ohio taxpayers millions for duplicate...
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is going after a $101 billion corporation that used $20 million in taxpayer money to hire a pharmacy...
- Jan 28, 2021
Antonio Ciaccia from 46Brooklyn Research - Rising prescription drug prices
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- Jan 28, 2021
Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran - changes to Ohio Medicaid PBM
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- Jan 11, 2021
After federal OK, Ohio names one state PBM to replace others, save money
Ohio's grand quest to finally slay the dragon of overcharges by pharmacy benefit managers starts Monday with the rollout of a new $158...
- Dec 22, 2020
Broad new Ohio coalition formed to turn excessive PBM profits into savings for patients
For the past couple of years, American has witnessed a growing movement led by Ohio and a few other states to crack down on once-obscure...