Pharma Just Increased the Price of Hundreds of Drugs. PBMs are Minimizing the Impact for Health Plans, Employers and Patients
Pharmaceutical companies continue to raise the prices of medicines every January, with increases ranging from 1 to 33%. Efforts by the federal government to curb price increases haven’t discouraged manufacturers. Even generic drugs have seen double-digit price increases. This puts pressure on a system struggling to pay for existing medicines, particularly for popular drugs used…