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.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Not Thrilled With FTC Report Finding Pharmacy Benefit Managers Raise Drug Prices
The pressure against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) continues to build. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The report examines the impact of PBMs (specifically CVS Caremark,
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,
US FTC finds major pharmacy benefit managers inflated drug prices for $7.3 billion gain
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 affiliated pharmacies, the U.S.
Pharmacy benefit managers marked up drug prices by $7.3B, new reports finds
A new FTC report blames Pharmacy Benefit Managers for marking up specialty drug prices, profiting $7.3 billion from cancer and HIV treatments between 2017-2022.
FTC says Minnesota-based Optum, et al., inflate cancer drug prices 1,000%
Optum RX, CVS Caremark and Express Scripts are marking up drugs that treat cancer and multiple sclerosis by more than 1,000-percent.
UnitedHealth Charged Cancer Patients 5000%, Bombshell FTC Report Claims
A new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report found that the three largest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have taken in large ...
The FTC Finds United Health’s OptumRX Is Engaged In Widespread Price Gouging
The Federal Trade Commision (FTC) found prescription benefits managers like UnitedHealth's OptumRX have gained $7.3B from ...
FTC releases staff report on large AI partnerships and investments
The Federal Trade Commission released a staff report with its Office of Technology staff’s findings from the agency’s study into large AI ...
PBMs made billions marking up specialty drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying ...
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" ...
FTC sues Greystar, saying the property manager used hidden fees to swindle renters out of millions
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing property management company Greystar of swindling renters ...
FTC sues PepsiCo, alleging price discrimination is raising costs for consumers
The Federal Trade Commission is suing PepsiCo for alleged price discrimination in the final days of the Biden administration.
FTC to sue property management company Greystar that operates in the Carolinas: Reports
Greystar is the largest property management company in the U.S. and operates thousands of properties across the Carolinas.
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Healthcare Leaders Support FTC’s Second Report on PBMs, While PBMs Criticize Findings
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its second interim staff report on prescription drug middlemen. The report ...