FTC releases new findings in drug price inflation investigation
A new report from the Federal Trade Commission is uncovering what appears to be a major driver of the high cost of prescription drugs.
Pharmacy Benefits Managers Netted Extra $7.3 Billion by Inflating Drug Prices: FTC
A report published Tuesday shows hundreds and thousands of percent markups on HIV, hypertension and cancer drugs for Medicare and commercial claims alike.
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,
FTC takes fresh swipe at drug middlemen, says some prices marked up over 1,000%
The drug middlemen known as pharmacy-benefit managers took another body blow from regulators on Tuesday, as they were criticized for charging way more for some “critical” prescription drugs than it cost them.
FTC says pharmacy benefits managers marked-up generic drug prices for $7.3bn gain
Regulator’s report finds companies ‘hiked costs’ for a range of medicines, including cancer and HIV treatments
FTC says ‘Big 3 PBMs’ marked up generic drugs by thousands of percent
The Federal Trade Commission published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry, which it says focuses on
FTC Release: FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen
Report finds PBMs charge significant markups for cancer, HIV, and other critical specialty generic drugs The Federal Trade Commission today published a second interim staff report on the prescription drug middleman industry,
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