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Side Effects: The rising costs of prescription drugs

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The 'middlemen' responsible for high prescription drug prices

<p><em>The 11Alive Investigators examines how a little-known industry impacts the price you pay for drug pricing. They’re called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The largest makes more money than Disney, McDonald’s and Adidas combined, but most of the public has no clue what PBM do.</em></p>
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How 'middlemen' force some small-town pharmacists out of business

<p><em>The 11Alive Investigators uncover how pharmacy benefit managers often impact small-town community pharmacists, limiting consumers options where they can purchase their medicine.</em></p>
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Why does Walgreens charge 1,237% more than Costco?

<p>Corinne was reeling when she left the doctor’s office and made a beeline to her neighborhood Walgreens.</p>
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$ide Effects: Insider blames middlemen for high drug costs

<p>This isn't the retirement Janet and Kyle Snyder envisioned for themselves.</p>
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Millions of Americans find drug savings in Canada

<p>Millions of Americans who's insurance won't cover the cost of their prescription medications say they are finding relief over the border.</p>
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Pharmaceutical companies spend big in Congress, while increasing drug prices

<p>Members of Congress have received $22,109,838, according to campaign contributions since 2015. Near the top of that list was Washington Senator Patty Murray.</p>
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$ide-Effect$: Lawmakers get millions to help drug companies

<p>An investigation by Tegna-owned TV stations across the country uncovered lawmakers accepting millions in campaign contributions from drug companies, while Congress helped Big Pharma make a lot of money in return. </p>
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Drug makers double Insulin prices since 2012

<p>Roughly six million Americans with diabetes require insulin to survive, and many say the rising cost of the life-sustaining medication is forcing them to make hard choices.</p>
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$ide Effect$: Keeping prescription drug prices high

<p>An 11Alive News investigation uncovered the Food and Drug Administration often gives government-controlled monopolies to pharmaceutical manufactures for drugs which have been on the market for years, unnecessarily keeping drug prices high. </p>
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More drug company cash ending up in doctor's pockets

<p>As drug companies boost the prices of everything from insulin to tablets for erectile dysfunction, a national Tegna Media investigation reveals more and more drug company cash is finding its way into the hands and pockets of the very same doctors patients rely on to help them with their medical conditions. </p>
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How Congress has helped big pharma make money

<p>An investigation by Tegna-owned TV stations across the country uncovered lawmakers accepting millions in campaign contributions from drug companies, while congress helped big pharma make a lot of money in return. </p>