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A documentary on the hidden cost of prescription drugs — and the pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) quietly shaping what your health plan actually pays for. It's a 45-minute watch that explains why drug costs keep climbing even when nothing about your plan has changed.
What This Documentary Covers
Every time an employer offers health coverage, a pharmacy benefit manager sits between the plan and the pharmacy counter, deciding which drugs are covered, what pharmacies get paid, and how much of the difference gets passed along. This film follows the people who've worked inside that system to explain how it actually functions.
Through interviews with pharmacists, benefits consultants, and employers who've dealt with the fallout, it lays out how opaque pricing, hidden rebates, and spread pricing can drive up costs without anyone at the company ever seeing where the money went — and what a transparent, fiduciary-minded benefits plan looks like instead.
Think Your Team Should See This?
If your organization sponsors a health plan, this is worth 45 minutes of your benefits team's time — especially heading into renewal season.
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