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Prescription Drugs

Feds Probe Middlemen's Role in High Rx Prices

Feds Probe Middlemen's Role in High Rx Prices

You may never have heard of a pharmacy benefit manager but chances are one or more of them have their hand in your pocket. PBMs, as they’re called, are basically the middlemen of the prescription drug industry and their policies have a big impact on the prices you pay

AARP Campaigning for Lower Drug Prices

AARP Campaigning for Lower Drug Prices

AARP is launching a crusade against high drug prices which it says continued to rise during the pandemic and beyond. New research shows that 75 of the 100 brand name drugs with the highest total Medicare Part D spending had already increased their list prices in the first month of

U.S. Drug Prices 2.56 Times Higher Than In Other Nations

U.S. Drug Prices 2.56 Times Higher Than In Other Nations

Prescription drug prices in the United States are much higher than in other economically developed countries, and a new RAND Corporation report details just how much higher U.S. prices are. Another study, conducted by Bankrate, found that 58 million Americans have had trouble paying for needed prescriptions. Prices in