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Surely, an old-time, generic drug can鈥檛 cost $720 鈥� for a three-month supply?
After a close call with an outrageous Rx tab, host Dan Weissmann tackles the health care cost puzzle he鈥檚 been avoiding: figuring out prescription drug prices.
Here鈥檚 what he found: Your insurance company is probably in cahoots with a pharmacy benefit manager 鈥� and the negotiations that go on between them are trade secrets. No wonder it鈥檚 so hard to know what you鈥檒l pay at the drugstore counter!
On Episode 4 of 鈥淎n Arm and a Leg,鈥� meet the behind-the-scenes negotiator that helps decide how much you pay at the pharmacy counter.
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