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Wisconsin family sues over son’s fatal asthma attack, blames rising cost of inhaler
The suit comes exactly one year after 22-year-old Cole Schmidtknecht died from cardiac arrest after suffering a severe asthma ...
Trump has promised to ‘knock out’ pharmacy benefit managers. How the drug middlemen became a $557 billion industry that its customers love to hate
The industry says it keeps down the cost of prescription drugs, but critics say it's profiting at the expense of patients.
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UnitedHealth Exec Blames Drug Companies, Not Pharmacy Benefit Managers, For High Prices
Pharmacy benefit managers actually "play a vital role in holding" sometimes-inflated prices down, said UHG CEO Andrew Witty ...
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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Not Thrilled With FTC Report Finding Pharmacy Benefit Managers Raise Drug Prices
The pressure against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) continues to build. On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released ...
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Why Optum's patient count dropped by 4 million
Optum saw 4 million less patients in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the third quarter as the company focuses on a broad strategy centered on integrated, value-based care.
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Optum Rx commits to passing through 100% of drug rebates, Witty says
Jan. 16 at 1:45 p.m. ETUnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx unit made a commitment to pass through 100% of rebates negotiated with ...