Pharmacy benefit managers play a key role in the pharmaceutical distribution chain, but are subject to increasing scrutiny as policymakers have questioned their ability and incentives to lower prices and improve value Reforming the use of rebates in pharmaceutical spending may achieve transparency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for patients in the short term but may not lower overall drug spending and must be paired with other changes to improve value ABSTRACT Issue: Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are responsible for negotiating payment rates for a large share of prescription drugs distributed in the U.S
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