“Even very well-informed consumers would not necessarily understand that a higher premium plan in this case means that they're incurring smaller amounts at the point of sale,” says one expert. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Unraveling how much of a prescription drug price gets swallowed by “middlemen” is at the forefront of Tuesday's drug price hearing in the Senate. One thing bound to come up: rebates.
Both major political parties have shown interest in remedying high drug prices, and drugmakers have bemoaned how rebates to middlemen keep them from reaping every dollar associated with those price tags.
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