Dec 12, 2024

A potential pharmacy-benefit manager breakup

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New proposed legislation would make it illegal for a company to own both a pharmacy and a pharmacy-benefit management company.

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What is a pharmacy benefit manager, anyway?

by Samantha Fields

Dec 12, 2024

Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, negotiate drug prices for insurers. But sometimes PBM parent companies also own the pharmacy they're negotiating with.

Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate with drug manufacturers and with pharmacies.

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Diversity initiatives continue to face headwinds

by Kristin Schwab

The company that runs the Nasdaq stock market has had its diversity plans for its board of directs struck down by a federal appeals court. We’ll hear the latest developments.

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Why crossover SUVs are now greener than sedans

by Mitchell Hartman

Dec 12, 2024

"SUV" used to be synonymous with "gas guzzling." But new EPA data shows that small SUVs as a category are now more efficient and less polluting than sedans.

Small SUVs — like the Toyota RAV4 — are now the greenest of all vehicles, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's latest report on carbon emissions.

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David Brancaccio Host

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

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Alex Schroeder Producer

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Ariana Rosas Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

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John Bruington Media Producer

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