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Generic prescription drug prices marked up as high as 5,000%, investigation finds
A new FTC report found that pharmacy benefit managers have inflated the price of life-saving generic prescription drugs, ...
Iowa lawmakers target prescription drug prices, pharmacy reimbursements with 'PBM' bills
The bill's supporters framed it as part of the solution to addressing both high drug prices and slowing the pace of pharmacy ...
Couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx over son’s death after $500 price rise for asthma meds
A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits company alleging their son died because he couldn't afford a ...
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Pharmacy benefit managers levy 'very significant markups' on drug prices for $7.3B payday
Pharmacy benefit managers overcharged for specialty generic medications — in many cases by hundreds and thousands of percent ...
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Will a new FTC report finally help rein in out-of-control pharmacy costs?
The FTC called out the nation’s leading pharmacy benefit managers for inflating pharmacy costs, affecting both employers and ...
Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens, Optum Rx, saying son died after sudden $500 price spike for asthma meds
Shanon and William Schmidtknecht, of Poynette, say their 22-year-old son Cole was told the cost had jumped from $66 to $539 ...
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Drugmakers increase prices on 800 medications: 5 things to know
Drugmakers have raised the list prices of more than 800 prescription drugs — ranging from blood pressure medications to cancer treatments — by a median of 4% at the start of this year, The Wall Street ...
Trump tariffs on China spark fears of rising drug prices for local pharmacies
Among the common goods that are made in China are many generic prescription drugs and pharmacists are worried that those ...
Insulin prices are falling due to market forces — no price caps required
If California patients pay more than $35 per month for insulin now, it’s in large part because PBMs have rigged the system in ...
How to leverage cash prices and discount cards for prescription drug savings
SaveHealth explores the potential prescription cost savings that can be achieved by leveraging cash prices and discount cards ...
Some in the Ozarks struggling to pay for insulin despite lower drug prices
“Insulin used to cost around $500 for one box, and now it’s down to somewhere around $150, $200, so they’ve really dropped ...