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 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,
'Raking in billions': Report shows drug middlemen jack up prices by nearly 8,000%
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday published the second part of its investigation into how prescription drug middlemen are marking up the prices of specialty generic drugs dispensed at their affiliated pharmacies by hundreds—and in some cases,
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.
FTC releases new findings in drug price inflation investigation
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission is uncovering what appears to be a major driver of the high cost of prescription drugs.
FTC takes fresh swipe at drug middlemen, says some prices marked up over 1,000%
The drug middlemen known as pharmacy-benefit managers took another body blow from regulators on Tuesday, as they were criticized for charging way more for some “critical” prescription drugs than it cost them.
PBMs Generated Billions in Drug Markups, FTC Says
Major pharmacy-benefit managers generated $7.3 billion in markups on specialty drugs from pharmacies they are affiliated with, the FTC said in a new report.
FTC report details drug price increases and who benefited
The new report says pharmacy benefit managers marked up prices of various drugs to earn billions in profits. Warren Buffett, one of the richest people in the world with a net worth of nearly $142 billion,
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FTC releases second report slamming pharmacy benefit managers
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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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City of Columbus sues drug companies over insulin prices
Columbus joins the states of Arkansas, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota and Mississippi and other cities and counties ...
U.S. district judge in opioid proceedings slams pharmacy middlemen, says they’re trying to stall
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UnitedHealth fights back: Blame drugmakers for high costs, not the ‘middlemen.’
UnitedHealth Group’s stock sinks after profit beat expectations but revenue missed for the first time in more than four years.