Best Defense Is Good Offense: PhRMA Wants PBMs To 'Share The Savings'

PhRMA ad campaign targets US payer practice of using drug rebate dollars for general premium and cost sharing reductions and not to lower the cost of specific prescription fills.

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In a new advocacy campaign, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America is challenging the commercial insurance practice of using prescription drug rebate dollars to lower premiums and cost sharing collectively for their membership but not to reduce individual member costs for the drugs the rebates were negotiated for.

Announced April 6, the "Share the Savings" campaign will "educate the public about the lack of rebate pass-through for commercially...

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