Reposted by Mike Powell
PBM formularies can boost drug-market efficiency, but may raise list prices and be distorted by MFNs. Just Accepted new paper by Rena M. Conti @renaconti.bsky.social Brigham Frandsen, Michael Powell @convexify.bsky.social and James B. Rebitzer zurl.co/vI0iq
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Common Agent or Double Agent? Pharmacy Benefit Managers in the Prescription Drug Market
Abstract. Pharmacy benefit managers dominate the U.S. pharmaceutical market but are controversial and poorly understood. We analyze PBMs as market