Drug Channels News Roundup, April 2026: PBM Specialty Pharmacy Steering, MLR Profit Shifting, Hospitals’ Fake Prices, and a Peek Behind the Scenes at DCI

By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D. Spring has officially arrived at Drug Channels' worldwide headquarters in beautiful downtown Philadelphia. (Photo proof at right.) So, dive into this month’s curated crop of noteworthy news: The patient experience at PBM-affiliated specialty pharmacies New evidence of profit shifting in vertically integrated Part D businesses The growing gap between non-profit hospitals’ public mission and financial reality Plus: Behind-the-scenes at DCI P.S. Join my nearly 70,000 LinkedIn followers for links to neat stuff, along with unfiltered commentary from the DCI community. Read more » © 2006-2026 HMP Omnimedia, LLC d/b/a Drug Channels Institute , an HMP…

By Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.

Spring has officially arrived at Drug Channels' worldwide headquarters in beautiful downtown Philadelphia. (Photo proof at right.) So, dive into this month’s curated crop of noteworthy news:

• The patient experience at PBM-affiliated specialty pharmacies

• New evidence of profit shifting in vertically integrated Part D businesses

• The growing gap between non-profit hospitals’ public mission and financial reality

Plus: Behind-the-scenes at DCI

P.S. Join my nearly 70,000 LinkedIn followers for links to neat stuff, along with unfiltered commentary from the DCI community.
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