Healthcare in Crisis: The Truth About PBMs with Dr. Madelaine Feldman

Healthcare in Crisis: The Truth About PBMs with Dr. Madelaine Feldman

Author: Jonathan James April 7, 2025 Duration: 1:09:04
Dr. Mattie Feldman, rheumatologist and healthcare policy expert, exposes how Pharmacy Benefit Managers have evolved from administrative entities into powerful forces that control medication access, often prioritizing profits over patients. • Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) originally handled prescription coverage but now control what medications doctors can prescribe and patients can access • The "big three" PBMs—CVS Caremark, OptumRx, and Express Scripts—now control 80-85% of all prescript...

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