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WV Office of Insurance Commisioners Releases PBM/Drug Rebate Report

WV Office of Insurance Commisioners Releases PBM/Drug Rebate Report

PBM rebates thrive in secrecy, but transparency unlocks fairness and puts patients first. ...more

Cole

March 04, 20250 min read

US FTC finds major pharmacy benefit managers inflated drug prices for $7.3 billion gain

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.... ...more

Cole

February 24, 20250 min read

Grieving parents couldn’t understand how their son died of an asthma attack. Then they found out how much his meds now cost

Grieving parents couldn’t understand how their son died of an asthma attack. Then they found out how much his meds now cost

What Shanon and her husband didn’t realize until that day in the pharmacy was that Cole’s routine medication was no longer covered by his provider and had jumped from $66 to $539. ...more

Cole

February 08, 20250 min read

Man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according to family's lawsuit

Man dies after inhaler cost jumps $500, according to family's lawsuit

Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, suffered from asthma, a chronic disease, that he treated with an Advair Diskus inhaler that allegedly cost him no more than $66. ...more

Cole

February 05, 20250 min read

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