Report Trains Critical Eye on PBMs’ Changing Profit Streams

  • Dec 09, 2021

    A new report about PBMs’ “evolving business models and revenue” is making a stir, with the main PBM trade group arguing that the organization behind it is biased and its conclusions are misguided. But industry observers tell AIS Health that the analysis offers illuminating information about how vertical integration and other factors have shaped the PBM sector — and they warn that PBMs must truly change if they are to survive increasing scrutiny. Read more
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  • Leslie Small

    Leslie has been working in journalism since 2009 and reporting on the health care industry since 2014. She has covered the many ups and downs of the Affordable Care Act exchanges, the failed health insurer mega-mergers, and hundreds of other storylines spanning subjects such as Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, employer-sponsored insurance, and prescription drug coverage. As the managing editor of Health Plan Weekly and Radar on Drug Benefits, she writes and edits for both publications while overseeing a small team of reporters who also focus on the managed care sector. Before joining AIS Health, she was a senior editor for the e-newsletter Fierce Health Payer, and she started her career as a copy editor at multiple local newspapers. She graduated with a dual degree in journalism and political science from Penn State University.

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