(InvestigateTV) — If you have trouble affording prescription drugs, some independent pharmacists say that so-called “pharmacy middlemen” are partially to blame.
A handful of pharmacy benefit management companies, or PBMs, are being sued for running up the price of certain prescription medications. The PBMs also are the source of increasing financial stress for many independent pharmacies around the U.S.
According to a survey released in 2024, more than 60% of Americans see the cost of their prescription medication as a burden.
Nearly 40% of survey respondents say they have taken actions that could harm their lifestyle and personal finances.
Reporter Thanh Truong has an in-depth look at how one part of our healthcare system can have a perilous impact on patients and local pharmacies.
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