‘An Arm And A Leg’: Why Are Drug Prices So Random? Meet Mr. PBM
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Surely, an old-time, generic drug can’t cost $720 — for a three-month supply?
After a close call with an outrageous Rx tab, host Dan Weissmann tackles the health care cost puzzle he’s been avoiding: figuring out prescription drug prices.
Here’s what he found: Your insurance company is probably in cahoots with a pharmacy benefit manager — and the negotiations that go on between them are trade secrets. No wonder it’s so hard to know what you’ll pay at the drugstore counter!
On Episode 4 of “An Arm and a Leg,” meet the behind-the-scenes negotiator that helps decide how much you pay at the pharmacy counter.
Season 2 is a co-production of Kaiser Health News and Public Road Productions.
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