# FTC Sues PBMs over Inflated Insulin Prices

**URL:** <https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/ftc-sues-pbms-over-inflated-insulin-prices/74373>\
**Category:** General Support\
**Created:** [September 20, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/ftc-sues-pbms-over-inflated-insulin-prices/74373 "2024-09-20T20:29:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jophilly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/jophilly/32/5473_2.png) [@Jophilly](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Jophilly)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/ftc-sues-pbms-over-inflated-insulin-prices/74373/1 "2024-09-20T20:29:27Z")

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Sharing this story, which gives me hope that what the greedy PBMs have been getting away with is finally getting attention.

> **[Federal Trade Commission accuses three drug middlemen of inflating insulin...](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/federal-trade-commission-accuses-three-drug-middlemen-inflating-insuli-rcna172001)**
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> In a lawsuit, the FTC accused Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts of creating "a broken rebate system that inflated insulin drug prices, boosting PBM (prescription drug benefit managers) profits at the expense of vulnerable patients."