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For commercial plans, like the ones used by employers, the markups were higher, the FTC report found. "While the extent to which plan sponsor clients [employers] of the Big 3 PBMs are aware of ...
"The $7.3 billion is the difference between what they are reimbursing themselves and what it is estimated to cost them to acquire the drug," an FTC spokesperson told reporters in a press briefing ...
The latest report builds on a report issued by FTC staff in July 2024, which found that pharmacies affiliated with the Big 3 PBMs received 68% of the dispensing revenue generated by specialty ...
"The $7.3 billion is the difference between what they are reimbursing themselves and what it is estimated to cost them to acquire the drug," an FTC spokesperson told reporters in a press briefing ...
The FTC, whose legal filing was sealed, said PepsiCo provided promotional pricing deals to a single “big-box” customer. Walmart was the recipient of those incentives, according to people ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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 ...
The FTC’s decision in favor of the new rule was split along political lines. Part of President Joe Biden’s crackdown on “junk fees,” it passed 3-2, with the FTC's two GOP commissioners ...
US FTC Finds Major Pharmacy Benefit Managers Inflated Drug Prices for $7.3 Billion Gain By Ahmed Aboulenein and Amina Niasse WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The nation's three largest pharmacy benefit ...
The FTC found that as many as 250 different businesses, including grocery stores, apparel, health and beauty retailers, convenience stores, building and hardware stores, and department and ...