Drug Channels News Roundup, August 2018: PBM Spread Profits, Part D Rebates, 340B Questions, Amazon and Dentists, and PBS on PBMs

We’re wrapping up one of newsiest summers in recent memory. As you send the kids back to school, savor this curated collection of curiosities, combed from the now-empty Drug Channels beach:

In this issue:

  • An Ohio audit provides unprecedented data about pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) profits
  • New revelations about rebates in Medicare Part D. (Bonus: AHIP discovers that rebates actually exist!)
  • Congress has tough questions for 340B contract pharmacies
  • How Amazon Business is drilling into the dental supplies market

Plus, an unexpectedly straightforward PBM news story that is clear enough to watch with your kids.

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