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Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids
Giant Companies Took Secret Payments to Allow Free Flow of Opioids

Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates
Bipartisan Lawmakers Seek to Break Up Giant Health Care Conglomerates
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The Powerful Companies Driving Local Drugstores Out of Business
The Powerful Companies Driving Local Drugstores Out of Business

The biggest Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy deserts” across the country.

The third in “THE MIDDLEMEN” series of articles by reporters Rebecca Robins and Reed Abelson investigating PBMs .

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What to Do if You’re Overpaying for Prescriptions
What to Do if You’re Overpaying for Prescriptions

Here’s what to know about your pharmacy benefit manager and how to find out if you are being overcharged for medications.

The first in “THE MIDDLEMEN” series of articles by reporters Rebecca Robins and Reed Abelson investigating PBMs.

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The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs

Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government.

The second in “THE MIDDLEMEN” series of articles by reporters Rebecca Robins and Reed Abelson investigating PBMs.

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Walgreens is heading down a risky path
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Walgreens is heading down a risky path

Walgreens has been attempting a financial turnaround for years, and now it says it’s found a new path to finish it. But if history is any guide, its path is more likely to lead to its eventual demise than long-term success.

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‘Not medically necessary’: Inside the company helping America’s biggest health insurers deny coverage for care
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‘Not medically necessary’: Inside the company helping America’s biggest health insurers deny coverage for care

Every day, patients across America crack open envelopes with bad news. Yet another health insurer has decided not to pay for a treatment that their doctor has recommended. Sometimes it’s a no for an MRI for a high school wrestler with a strained back. Sometimes for a cancer procedure that will help a grandmother with a throat tumor. Sometimes for a heart scan for a truck driver feeling short of breath.


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