Medical Marketing and Media Cites Prof. Amy Monahan’s Paper About Bringing Accountability to the Health Benefits Market

A paper by Professor Amy Monahan, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, and the Melvin Steen & Corporate Donors Professor, was recently cited in Medical Marketing and Media. In recent years, the business practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have drawn criticism with the Federal Trade Commission conducting a lengthy investigation of the three biggest companies and suing them in September, accusing the firms of driving up insulin prices. In addition, bipartisan bills in Congress could put tighter controls on them. Prof. Monahan’s co-authored paper, “Hiding in Plain Sight: ERISA's Cure for the $1.5 Trillion Health Benefits Market” discussed the need for health benefit plans to receive regulatory scrutiny and “offers guidance on how the Department of Labor could establish regulatory safe harbors to bring accountability and predictability to the enormous health benefits marketplace.”