PhRMA Uses Advocacy Groups, Advertising to Turn PBMs Into the Villains in the War Over Drug Prices

Through the lobbying arm PhRMA (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America), manufacturers like Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Amgen, and AstraZeneca are seeking to erode confidence in Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and actively work to fuel the legislative backlash occurring to remove their stranglehold on the pharmaceutical industry. Even with President Donald Trump’s executive order to lower…

MSNBC Forced to Correct Wild Story by Former FBI Official About Kash Patel: ‘Not Verified That Claim’

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” had to retract a false claim by former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi suggesting FBI Director Kash Patel spent more time partying at nightclubs than working. It marks another embarrassing blunder that underscores the network’s vulnerability to airing unverified allegations made by Figliuzzi. Advertisement Figliuzzi, a top FBI official during Obama’s first term…