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CVS Boasts That A New Pricing Model Will Lower Drug Costs For Health Plans. Will It?

CVS Boasts That A New Pricing Model Will Lower Drug Costs For Health Plans. Will It?

By Ed Silverman. December 5, 2018.

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FDA Promised a ‘Lower-Cost Option’ to Epi-Pen, But the Price Isn’t Any Lower

FDA Promised a ‘Lower-Cost Option’ to Epi-Pen, But the Price Isn’t Any Lower

By Ed Silverman. November 27, 2018.

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What Rebates? Express Scripts Touts A New Plan To Appease Critics Of The Opaque Drug-Pricing System

What Rebates? Express Scripts Touts A New Plan To Appease Critics Of The Opaque Drug-Pricing System

By Ed Silverman. November 13, 2018.

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Never Mind the Rebates. Maybe Behind-the-Scenes Fees Are Boosting Drug Prices

Never Mind the Rebates. Maybe Behind-the-Scenes Fees Are Boosting Drug Prices

By Ed Silverman. August 16, 2018.

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In Prescription Drug Business, Will Amazon Partner with PBMs, Or Seek to Conquer Them?

In Prescription Drug Business, Will Amazon Partner with PBMs, Or Seek to Conquer Them?

By Casey Ross. July 16, 2018.

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Ohio Peels Back The Curtain On A Lucrative PBM Profit Center

Ohio Peels Back The Curtain On A Lucrative PBM Profit Center

By Ed Silverman. June 22, 2018.

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UnitedHealthcare will pass some rebates to consumers, but will this really lower drug prices?

UnitedHealthcare will pass some rebates to consumers, but will this really lower drug prices?

By Ed Silverman. March 6, 2018.

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Washington is taking aim at drug industry middlemen. But can it break their grip on a captive market?

Washington is taking aim at drug industry middlemen. But can it break their grip on a captive market?

By Casey Ross. February 16, 2018.

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Hey, Amazon: As a pharmacy benefit manager, you could create real competition for drug prices

Hey, Amazon: As a pharmacy benefit manager, you could create real competition for drug prices

Op-Ed by Linda Cahn. November 15, 2017.

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Q&A (with Linda Cahn): Pharma and PBMs are in a ‘Two Step Dance’ that Raises Drug Prices

Q&A (with Linda Cahn): Pharma and PBMs are in a ‘Two Step Dance’ that Raises Drug Prices

by Ed Silverman. June 13, 2017.

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Would Amazon Really Succeed As A Pharmacy Benefit Manager?

Would Amazon Really Succeed As A Pharmacy Benefit Manager?

by Ed Silverman. May 18, 2017.

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Express Scripts and Some Drug Makers Say They Can Work Together To Lower Costs

Express Scripts and Some Drug Makers Say They Can Work Together To Lower Costs

by Ed Silverman. May 8, 2017.

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A New Senate Bill Would Require PBMs to Disclose Some Rebate Info

A New Senate Bill Would Require PBMs to Disclose Some Rebate Info

by Ed Silverman. March 15, 2017.

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The ‘Gouge Factor’: Big Companies Want Transparency In Drug Price Negotiations

The ‘Gouge Factor’: Big Companies Want Transparency In Drug Price Negotiations

by Ed Silverman. August 2, 2016.

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Drug Spending Increase Slowed to 5.2 Percent Last Year, Express Scripts Says

Drug Spending Increase Slowed to 5.2 Percent Last Year, Express Scripts Says

by Ed Silverman. March 14, 2016.

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