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Pharmacy benefit managers

What is a pharmacy benefit manager, anyway?

by Samantha Fields
Dec 12, 2024
Pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, negotiate drug prices for insurers. But sometimes PBM parent companies also own the pharmacy they're negotiating with.
Pharmacy benefit managers negotiate with drug manufacturers and with pharmacies.
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Why the FTC is looking at pharmacy benefit managers and their role in drug pricing

by Kimberly Adams
Jul 11, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission says companies like CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx are artificially driving up prices for medications.
The Federal Trade Commission says companies like CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx are artificially driving up prices for medications.
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