Prescription Drugs May Cost More With Insurance Than Without It - The New York Times
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/09/health/drug-prices-generics-insurance.html
In an era when drug prices have ignited public outrage and insurers are requiring consumers to shoulder more of the costs, people are shocked to discover they can sometimes get better deals than their own insurers. Behind the seemingly simple act of buying a bottle of pills, a host of players — drug companies, pharmacies, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers — are taking a cut of the #profits, even as consumers are left to fend for themselves, critics say.