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A new front has emerged in the battle over fees charged by pharmacy benefit managers. As Congress continues to scrutinize the industry, a pharmacy trade group has formed a new entity to investigate PBM practices.
The National Community Pharmacists Association announced that it will establish Trust LLC to investigate the use of direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fees on behalf of community pharmacies. Trust also will litigate or arbitrate for the pharmacies if necessary. The NCPA has argued that these fees constitute an antitrust violation and have deprived pharmacies of large sums of money.
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