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.
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.
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PBMs made more than $7B marking up specialty generics: FTC
The three biggest pharmacy benefit managers made more than $7.3 billion over five years marking up the prices of specialty generic drugs for cancer and other conditions.
FTC finds top 3 PBMs inflated drug prices by $7.3B
The three PBMs inflated the drug prices dispensed at their affiliated pharmacies by hundreds and thousands of percent passing costs onto patients, employers and healthcare plans, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the agency.
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