Pharmacists often say their businesses can’t survive under the reimbursement rates set by pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen. Sometimes, they pay more for drugs than they’re allowed to charge ...

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — For years, Sharon Kitchen and her husband, Mike, went to the same pharmacy just 2 miles from their house in this suburb of Columbus. But last June, their pharmacist, Nate Hux, ...

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Most patients trust that a pharmacy labeled "preferred" by their insurance plan will offer the lowest out-of-pocket cost. But the reality is far more complicated -- and often invisible to the people ...

As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka. Mike Burns is a pharmacist and a small-business owner. He also has ...

Nick Romo spent a decade as a pharmacist under the rule of insurance companies and their middlemen. Too often, customers couldn’t get the drugs their doctors prescribed or ran into prices so high they ...

Pharmacist Nick Romo opened Pharmington Drugs in Overland Park two years ago. He promises to charge less for many drugs by not taking insurance. (Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon) Editor's Note: This story was ...