PBM Lobby Opposes Medicare Part D Reforms (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) -- corporate middlemen who control pharmacy benefit plans -- are bilking community pharmacies through their practice of delaying payments of money owed to these health care providers, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).

PCMA: Berry-Jones Pharmacy Bill Could Increase Costs to Seniors, Disabled & Medicare Part D By Billions (RedNova)
WASHINGTON, March 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to a vituperative statement from the independent pharmacy lobby, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) today reiterated that Medicare drug plans are paying pharmacy claims on time.