|Articles|July 1, 2006

Prompt pay debate pits health plans against pharmacy

The rhetoric is heating up as health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) try to fend off an escalating attack from retail pharmacists about late or lost payments. Delayed payments are "simply profits these giant corporations will pocket," says National Community Pharmacists Assn. CEO Bruce Roberts. "The PBM industry adds no value to the healthcare delivery system."

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