Would Red or Blue Election Wins Be Better for PBMs? It’s a Tossup

  • Sep 26, 2024

    Health policy experts appear to largely agree that regardless of the partisan makeup of Congress and the White House next year, PBM reform will continue to be a key priority. Opinions are mixed, however, as to whether Democrats or Republicans would be more likely to take the hardest line against a highly scrutinized industry. 

    During a recent webinar hosted by Faegre Drinker Consulting, Nick Manetto, a principal at the firm, said Democrats are “maybe a hair” more likely to embrace PBM reforms that go beyond enacting new transparency requirements. PBM critics have said that while they support transparency, more data-reporting requirements aren’t enough to drive meaningful change in the industry.  

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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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