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,
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.
Major PBMs Inflated Drug Prices, Pocketing $7.3 Billion Along the Way, FTC Says
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) inflated the price of specialty generic drugs beyond their costs of acquisition, earning more than $7.3 billion in revenue from 2017 to 2022, according to a report issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday.
Largest Pharmacy-Benefit Managers Hiked Up Drug Prices, FTC Says
The largest pharmacy-benefit managers hiked the prices of certain drugs dispensed through their own pharmacies, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission released on Tuesday. The markups helped the PBMs reap $7.
FTC says pharmacy benefits managers marked-up generic drug prices for $7.3bn gain
Regulator’s report finds companies ‘hiked costs’ for a range of medicines, including cancer and HIV treatments
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