In comments to federal agency, PhRMA warns of the growing influence of middlemen over patient access and out-of-pocket costs for prescription medicines

In comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), PhRMA urged the agency to examine how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) leverage their extraordinary power to maximize profits, often in ways that harm patients. Our letter urges the FTC to conduct a rigorous analysis to better understand the market power of PBMs, identify conflicts of interest, and address the harms PBMs cause to patients and competition in the health care system.