Independent pharmacists blame ‘medical middlemen’ for soaring drug costs, pharmacy closures
If you have trouble affording prescription drugs, some independent pharmacists say that so-called pharmacy middlemen are ...
FTC sues prescription-drug middlemen over insulin prices, says drugmakers are also ‘on notice’
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued prescription-drug middlemen owned by CVS Health ... inflated insulin list prices, ...
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FTC sues drug middlemen over manipulating the insulin market
The drug middlemen say they’re a necessary counterweight to the unchecked power of pharmaceutical companies to set prices. The insulin market is dominated by three manufacturers: Eli Lilly & Co., ...
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FTC targets middlemen in generic drug shortages probe
endangering patients,” said the FTC's Chair, Lina Khan. “Our inquiry requests information on the factors driving these shortages and scrutinises the practices of opaque drug middlemen.” ...
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CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna say FTC should take Lina Khan and two commissioners off drug middlemen case
CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group are demanding that FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan and two other commissioners recuse themselves from a lawsuit accusing the company and other drug middlemen of ...
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Warren wants close FTC scrutiny of drug distributors buying cancer medical groups
Elizabeth Warren seeks scrutiny of deals that would allow drug middlemen McKesson, Cardinal Health, and Cencora to also ...
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Dengler Domain: FTC
No matter what happens in this election, the government should work for the people. The government may not be perfect, but it ...
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Middlemen Likely Behind Rising Drug Prices In The US: FTC
NEW YORK, July 10 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) criticised pharmacy benefit managers in a 71-page report on Tuesday, stating that "these powerful middlemen may be profiting ...
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Corporate interests and an industry of middlemen may be helping to drive America's prescription drug shortage
In June of 2022, the FTC launched an inquiry into the prescription drug middleman industry, scrutinizing the impact of PBMs on drug accessibility and affordability. The agency compelled the six ...
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The FTC Takes On Pharmaceutical Benefit Managers
PBMs serve as middlemen, negotiating the ... The FTC’s Changing Views on PBMs A 2005 FTC report found that PBM negotiations lower average drug prices and insurance premiums.
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Health care giant sues to stop antitrust probe of pharmacy drug middlemen
The owner of one of the three largest pharmacy middlemen in the United States last month filed suit to quash an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to investigate industry ...
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FTC sues drug middlemen over manipulating the insulin market
An FTC official said the case argues that PBMs ... a report refuting arguments that the industry raises costs. The drug middlemen say they’re a necessary counterweight to the unchecked ...