pharmacies

As attorney general, Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden's agenda. That record is his sword and shield as he runs for U.S. Senate.

Nearly 40% of ballots in a union election of pharmacy technicians at the University of Kansas Health System arrived in the mail late, possibly changing the results — which the union lost by just two votes. Now the state board has ordered a recount.

Priorities for Republican leadership last legislative session have either been stuck in the courts or left to linger in the state rulemaking process.

Pharmacy technicians at the University of Kansas Health System narrowly lost their May union election. But nearly 40% of the ballots arrived in the mail late, potentially changing the results. So far, the Kansas state board hasn't counted them, but organizers are demanding a redo.

The lawsuit alleges CVS secretly kept prescription drug discount savings instead of passing them on to the University of Kansas Hospital Authority. The suit says CVS then terminated its contract when the hospital asked for an audit.

Independent rural pharmacists are starting other businesses or selling baby shower gifts to keep their stores operating. Pharmacy deserts affect 4 million Texans.

Senate Bill 360 was the original bill introduced to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs.

Legislators share frustration with inaction on two bills tied to pricing of medicine

The Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance passed the bill last week, but it still needs approval from the full Senate and House.

As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka.