Listening to Thursday's No Agenda, there's an aspect of PBMs that AC forgot to mention. Can't find it now, but awhile ago someone wrote in to the show (BOTG) to say that agreements with PBMs prohibit pharmacists from telling customers about cheaper options.
So if the co-pay with the insurance price is $200, but the non-insurance total price is $50, the pharmacist is legally required to quietly charge the higher price, because of the PBM contract.
TJ of the Side-Eye /
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