Insurers Should Prevent Pharmacy Counter Sticker Shock, Not Encourage It

Sticker shock at the pharmacy counter is becoming increasingly more common for patients across the nation. But with leading pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) showing incredibly stable drug prices for many commercial health plans in 2017, it’s important to consider the other players in the health care supply chain that ultimately determine what patients pay for their medicines. Hint: it’s not the drug manufactures.
As the media has covered widely in recent weeks, tactics used by health