Pharmacy benefit managers — like CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts — act as middlemen overseeing prescriptions for more than 200 million Americans. They’re meant to reduce drug costs. But instead, they steer patients toward pricier drugs, charge steep markups on otherwise inexpensive medicines and extract billions in hidden fees, a New York Times investigation found. https://nyti.ms/4eys6g7

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