J.R. Whalen
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37,077 appearances
1,141 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2017
last heard Jan 2025
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Why does Medicare wind up paying different prices for the same drug, even for people insured under the same plan?
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So a mom and pop pharmacy versus a national chain might have different prices.
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Correct.
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How many different prices could a drug have?
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In your story, you talk about why this is the case.
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And you mentioned PBMs, which are the pharmacy benefit managers.
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How do PBMs contribute to these different prices?
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Has there been any input from lawmakers on this scenario and the impact on consumers?
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Are seniors taken by surprise by these price differentials?
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And so this variability, how do seniors keep up with this who are working within a budget to afford medication?
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And in terms of the plan that they're in, if they see a drug is less expensive in another plan, is it easy enough for them to change plans?
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That's WSJ reporter Jared Hopkins.
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And that's it for your Money Briefing.
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This episode was produced by Ariana Asparu with supervising producer Melanie Roy.
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I'm J.R.
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Whelan for The Wall Street Journal.
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Thanks for listening.
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