Patients Not PBMs retweeted
I hope you’re sitting down for this.
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CVS faces growing threat as states push to break up pharmacy and PBM ownership bostonglobe.com/2026/03/20/m… via @BostonGlobe
Patients Not PBMs retweeted
First, the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) pushed opioids onto prescribers, helping fuel the opioid epidemic.
Now, the PBMs are charging a higher co-pay in Medicare for the first painkiller on the market to match opioids for acute pain. Patients in pain who want a non-addictive option will have to pay more.
Patients Not PBMs retweeted
Democratic @SenWarren and Republican @HawleyMO have introduced a bill to break up companies that own health insurers and medical providers.
"Love it," says @mcuban.
"They control everything. Literally what those companies do defines the cost of healthcare in this country."
"When a few PBMs dominate a market, they hold outsized power over how much patients pay for drugs, where they can fill their prescriptions and whether their essential medications are covered."
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