Pharmacy benefit managers are finding themselves in the spotlight more than they used to — and their top lobbyist doesn't mind.
PBMs and the lobbyists who advocate for them, unsurprisingly, see things differently from Congressman Doug Collins of Georgia, a Republican who last week excoriated PBMs in an interview with STAT. STAT also spoke with Mark Merritt, the CEO of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Organization, about how PBMs view their work.
