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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2026 · 9 MIN

Do pharmacy benefit managers drive up drug costs?

from WWL First News with Tommy Tucker

Liz Murrill is suing another pharmacy benefit manager, Express Scripts. How do PBMs work? Are they driving up costs? We talk with Walter “Dub” Lane, an associate professor of economics at LSU New Orleans.

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