Dave Marley

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Dave Marley

Dave Marley is the President of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) an independent watchdog organization dedicated to exposing the role Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) play in driving up prescription drug costs for consumers and employers. PUTT is a growing coalition of independent pharmacists and pharmacy owners and a resource for employers, policy makers and members of the media. It is a not-for-profit organization funded by individual members, not corporations or other special interest groups. For more information, visit TruthRx.org

• Empowering employers to reduce the cost of prescription drugs

  By Dave Marley  |  March 7, 2013

  Negotiating contracts with third party administrators of prescription drug programs known as pharmacy benefits managers can be a difficult and confusing process, and it’s made all the more challenging when employers don’t have all the information they need upfront.

• Watching out for auto-refills on prescription drugs

  By Dave Marley  |  November 19, 2012

  Complex language and fee structures make pharmacy benefit managers tricky to deal with—and the results can often be hazardous to an employers’ bottom line.

• Lack of PBM transparency harms employers

  By Dave Marley  |  September 25, 2012

  It’s not uncommon to find pharmacists who feel frustrated with abusive practices and the complete lack of transparency from pharmacy benefits managers, the third-party administrators of prescription drug programs.

• Who runs your drug plan?

  By Dave Marley  |  August 27, 2012

  Pharmacists and other consumer advocates have often been skeptical of PBMs’ real value.

• Workers' comp reimbursements lead to big paydays for PBMs

  By Dave Marley  |  July 30, 2012

  In the shadowy world of pharmacy benefits management, exploiting workers’ compensation reimbursement rates is one of the many ways PBMs ensure their own massive profits while ultimately driving up drug costs for employers and consumers.

• PBM ad campaign misleads consumers

  By Dave Marley  |  May 21, 2012

  The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association just launched an advertising campaign that would make Mad Men’s Don Draper and other spin doctors proud. It’s an age-old strategy: if you can’t win the fight, dodge the question and change the subject.

• Shedding light on the PBM game

  By Dave Marley  |  April 30, 2012

  Pharmacy benefits managers, third party administrators of prescription drug programs, are entering increasingly into a tricky game that sounds eerily familiar to anyone who was ever bullied by an older brother or sister.

• Confused by rising medication costs? Watch out for the rebates

  By Dave Marley  |  April 2, 2012

  Benefits managers should take a careful look at the common practices of their pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) to understand the PBM’s use of manufacturer rebates. While it may sound counter-intuitive, the use of rebates is actually an important factor in rising drug costs.

• Get more from your pharmacy benefit manager

  By Dave Marley  |  March 19, 2012

  For many HR managers the world of pharmacy benefit managers, the third party administrators of prescription drug programs, is understandably confusing.