Plus: PBMs take 2 states to court over pharmacy laws

June 18, 2026

1. States ranked by Medicaid prescription drug spend Full story

2. FDA approves 1st single-dose generic flu drug Full story

3. 500+ pharmacy executives, 90+ speakers, three days. Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit convenes Nov. 4-6 in Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

 

4. 8 GLP-1 findings to know Full story

5. How 300 AI tools are changing pharmacy at Intermountain Full story

6. Ochsner, MetroHealth and Yale New Haven are rethinking pharmacy’s strategic role. Learn how here.

 

7. 10 hospitals, health systems seeking pharmacy leaders Full story

8. PBMs sue Tennessee, Illinois over state pharmacy laws Full story

9. CMS recalculates MA star ratings payments in wake of Clover lawsuit Full story

10. ‘Rip off the Band-Aid and start over’: Rural healthcare leaders debate policy reform Full story

11. The hospitals, health systems cutting jobs in 2026 Full story

 

12. GPO pricing discrepancies are costing pharmacies. See data-backed strategies to close the gap here.

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

13. Ochsner cut appeal letter drafting time by 76% — and served 20,177 more specialty patients. See how here.

14. How RWJBarnabas, Houston Methodist navigate fragmentation in rare cardiac disease care: here.

15. 5 forces are reshaping how cancer care gets delivered, financed and staffed. See them here.

16. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by a provider organization.

 
 

 

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