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People on Medicare spent $3.4 billion out of pocket last year on the 10 drugs selected Tuesday for Medicare price negotiations. (iStock / Getty Images Plus)

Congressional watchdog: Rebates increase drug costs for seniors

BY: - September 11, 2023

A system of kickbacks between drugmakers and drug middlemen is increasing costs for seniors on Medicare, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a fact sheet that was released Tuesday.  The report by the congressional watchdog casts doubt on claims by the middlemen — known as pharmacy benefit managers or PBMs — that they save […]