FTC, Pharmacy benefit management

Report: 'Pharmacy Benefit Managers' profited billions by raising prices of 'specialty drugs'
The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, which represents PBM's, called the FTC report baseless and "without substantiating evidence."
FTC releases second report slamming pharmacy benefit managers
Agency commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to publish the report, which makes similar allegations against the controversial drug middlemen as the agency’s first report released last summer — but relies on more data.
FTC report finds pharmacy benefit managers hiked prices of generic drugs
A new report by the Federal Trade Commission says pharmacy benefit management companies are driving up your out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs.
Largest Pharmacy-Benefit Managers Hiked Up Drug Prices, FTC Says
The largest pharmacy-benefit managers hiked the prices of dozens of 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.
Pharmacy benefit managers have become too powerful
Pharmacy benefit managers make decisions about medication access that aren’t always based on the best interests of patients.
US FTC Finds Major Pharmacy Benefit Managers Inflated Drug Prices for $7.3 Billion Gain
UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts -- marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent, netting them $7.3 billion in revenue in excess of the acquisition costs of the drugs,
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
FTC Launches Inquiry of Single-Family Rental Home 'Mega Investors,' Issues PBM Report
"While this information is theoretically available to the public, institutional owners' holdings are challenging to identify ...
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FTC doubles down on PBM criticism in new report
The new document focuses on the influence of PBMs over the market for specialty generic drugs for illnesses like cancer, ...
Lawmaker may file bill to regulate PBMs: They’re managing the dollar
An Alabama lawmaker believes prescription care management should be a legislative priority during the upcoming session.
Will Congress get another shot at PBM reform?
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Illinois lawmaker seeks more oversight of pharmacy benefit managers, with new bill
The bill is similar to Pennsylvania's new law and would curb PBMs by setting rules for rebates, audits and specialty drug ...
Lawmaker may file bill to regulate PBMs: “They’re managing the dollar bill”
An Alabama lawmaker believes prescription care management should be a legislative priority during the upcoming session.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged some cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
CVS Caremark Rx blasted the findings for cherry picking certain drugs in an effort to push what it called an 'anti-PBM' ...