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Rep. Carter: ‘Big insurance fighting like hell’ to keep Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform out of gov’t funding bill

By Savannah Standard News Service | Dec 15, 2024

U.S. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA-1) said that the insurance industry is “fighting like hell” to prevent legislation that would reform the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) industry.

Rep. Carter: 340b drug discount program lacks ‘appropriate oversight, transparency, and accountability’

By Savannah Standard News Service | Oct 14, 2024

U.S. Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA-1) said Congress must work to add "transparency, oversight, and sustainability' to a federal drug program that enables eligible hospitals and healthcare organizations to purchase outpatient medications at significantly discounted prices.

J&J proposes ‘trust, but verify’ strategy for federal drug program in which six SE Georgia hospitals participate

By Savannah Standard News Service | Oct 7, 2024

91 Georgia hospitals, including seven hospitals in Southeast Georgia, participate in a federal drug program that enables eligible hospitals and healthcare organizations to purchase outpatient medications at significantly discounted prices.