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Check here for the latest news and updates from the State Capitol, what's happening with health care reform efforts and what CAPA members are doing to make prescription drugs more affordable for all Californians.

Medium: Pharmacy Benefit Companies Are More Valuable Now Than Ever

A lot of ink has been spilled on the topic of prescription drug prices and how Congress can address out-of-pocket costs for Americans. Unfor

Axios: Smallest Businesses Feel Crush of Health Care Costs

Employee health care costs are increasingly eating up larger shares of payroll costs for America's smallest businesses, according to a new a

The Hill: What History Tells Us About Your Prescription Costs and the New ‘Bad Boys’ of Health Care

The new bad boys of healthcare are pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The U.S. House and Senate are targeting PBM practices, such as drug man

New York Times: How A Pharmaceutical Company Exploited U.S. Patent System to Make Billions

In 2016, a blockbuster drug called Humira was poised to become a lot less valuable. The key patent on the best-selling anti-inflammatory med

The Independent Pharmacy Marketplace is Still Stable

Over the last ten years, the number of independent retail pharmacies nationwide increased by 1,638 stores or 7.5%. New 2023 data from the...