FTC finds middlemen inflate specialty generic drug prices by billions of dollars
Pharmacy benefit managers, which serve as the middlemen between drug makers, insurers and pharmacies, reaped $7.3 billion in revenue from marking up the prices of dozens of specialty generic drugs between 2017 and 2022,
PBMs made billions marking up specialty drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying the major industry middlemen generate billions in revenue through
FTC: Big 3 PBMs generated $7.3B from specialty generic drug markups
CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx dramatically mark up specialty generic drugs to affiliated pharmacies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) uncovered in its second interim staff report rele | The FTC released its second interim staff report Tuesday during Chair Lina Khan's final open commission meeting,
US FTC finds major pharmacy benefit managers inflated drug prices for $7.3 billion gain
The nation's three largest pharmacy benefit managers have significantly marked up the prices of certain medicines, including for heart disease, cancer and HIV, at their affiliated pharmacies, the U.S.
FTC report shows $7.3 billion in drug price inflation by leading pharmacy benefit managers
From 2017 to 2022, the companies marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent, netting them $7.3 billion in revenue.
Top three insurers reaped $7.3 billion through their drug middlemen's markups, FTC says
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from "excess" prescription price hikes of 1,000% or more.
FTC report highlights prescription drug pricing issues in Lubbock
Prescription drug prices are rising, and a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) explains why. Pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) are being blamed for driving up costs. Between 2017 and 2022,
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FTC Report Reveals PBM Practices Impacting Competition and Drug Costs
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its second interim report on Jan. 14, 2025, accusing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) of marking up the prices of specialty generic drugs. FTC’s report ...
New legislation aims to prevent PBMs from controlling drug pricing and pharmacy ownership
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Insurance Company Where CEO Was Assassinated Jacking Up Cost of Cancer Drugs by "Thousands of Percent," Government Finds
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UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
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