
|Podcasts|March 22, 2021
How PBMs drive up prescription drug prices
Pharmacy Benefit Managers, or PBMs, have a major say in determining prescription drug prices and availability, but few people—including doctors—understand these organizations or what they do. Health care attorney Jonathan Levitt, JD, explains PBMs and how they've acquire so much importance in the health care system.
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