"The busier you are, the more money you lose," points out MNIndys Vice President and owner of St. Paul Corner Drug, John Hoeschen, RPh, during a recent interview with Twin Cities Business Magazine alongside his daughter and MNIndys Executive Director, Hildie Hoeschen, RN.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finally approve Minnesota’s State Plan Amendment (SPA) for a Directed Pharmacy Payment Program (DPPP), which MNIndys helped passed in the Minnesota Legislature during the 2025 session. The program was intended to be implemented on July 1st, 2025, but has faced delays.

In a 59-18 vote largely along party lines, the Assembly passed the Democratic-sponsored bill to rein in pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, a measure supporters say would level the playing field for community pharmacies and give patients more choice in where they get their drugs.

Express Scripts, the predominant pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) in Louisiana, has agreed to begin reimbursing pharmacies across the state to comply with a new state directive that sets dispensing fees PBMs must pay to the pharmacies.

Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled "When CVS Writes the Rules: How CVS Protects Itself From Innovation and Competition." The report reveals how CVS Health is stifling innovation by threatening independent pharmacies that work with potential competitors.

MNIndys Founder & President Deborah Keaveny, RPh—ongoing owner of the Keaveny Drug location in Winsted, MN—has made the impactful decision with her husband Kelly (also a pharmacist) to re-purchase their Cokato location after its majority owner declared insolvency last month.

The Five Lakes Centre mall space that previously held Sterling Pharmacy’s gift shop will now serve as a hub for 12 Sterling pharmacies across Minnesota and Iowa, as well as other independent locations.

MNIndys board member Philip Hommerding, RPh—owner of Hunt's Drug in Rochester, MN and LTC Prescription Providers in Proctor, MN—writes a letter to the editor of the Rochester Post Bulletin about why reimbursement reform is needed to save communities pharmacies like his

Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would block certain companies from owning a pharmacy while also owning a pharmacy benefit manager and health insurance issuer.

Plaintiffs say a shadowy offshore entity helped Cigna and its PBM quietly siphon money meant for employers, unions and patients.

A bipartisan Tennessee bill targets the company’s control over insurers, pharmacies and drug pricing — prompting a full-scale pressure campaign built on closure threats and fear of lost access.

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

Residents of nearly half the nation’s counties live in a pharmacy desert. We look into the reasons and possible solutions.

MNIndys board member Jay Norberg, RPh—owner of A&S Drugs in Pipestone, MN—writes an op-ed about the financial struggles independent pharmacies like his are facing while abuse of the federal 340B program for buying discounted drugs is contributing to indy pharmacy closures

Most people can't avoid paying for prescription drugs, and it's something President Trump is promising to make easier. WCCO looked into recent federal changes to prices.

Louisiana filed 3 lawsuits against CVS Health and its pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) affiliate, CaremarkPCS, alleging deceptive practices, misuse of patient contact information, and anti-competitive conduct affecting independent pharmacies. CVS and Caremark agreed to a $45 million settlement resolving the litigation without admitting liability, with funds directed toward oversight and enforcement initiatives.

Study reveals how Medicare Part D networks managed by drug middlemen are contributing to widespread pharmacy closures

Move is latest example of health insurers’ push for ‘vertical integration’

Attorney General Liz Murrill's office announced Friday that CVS has settled a series of lawsuits over patient text messages, pricing and pharmacy fees.

Anne Cassity details the National Community Pharmacists Association's (NCPA's) next pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform priorities, focusing on fair pharmacy reimbursement and congressional scrutiny of health care consolidation and vertical integration.