Pharmacy Benefit Managers and Vertical Relationships in Drug Supply: State of Current Research

Zarek Brot-Goldberg, Catherine Che and Benjamin R. Handel

No 29959, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Despite their importance to the supply of prescription drugs, there has been limited research on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their vertical relationships to insurers and drug manufacturers. This paper provides an overview of the current state of research on this topic, motivates why further research is needed, and discusses promising theoretical and empirical directions for that research.

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Date: 2022-04
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