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Elizabeth Warren: “The name of the game is volume. The more volume a drug company has with a particular PBM, and the greater the drug…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2023
The name of the game is volume. The more volume a drug company has with a particular PBM, and the greater the drug company's market share, the better the potential deal that the drug company can offer as an inducement to disfavor rival drugs.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren discusses how PBMs create incentives that favor larger drug companies over competitors.

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