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turbinetree

(27,488 posts) Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:28 AM Oct 2025

Pharmacy Benefit Managers

When the middleman is really more of a muddle-man in the way of patient care.

By Steve Greenberg — October 29, 2025

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers (Original Post) turbinetree Oct 2025 OP

Accountants WmChris Oct 2025 #1

Bean Counters Jilly_in_VA Oct 2025 #2

WmChris

(725 posts)

1. Accountants

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:42 AM

Oct 2025

Accountants doing medicine with profit as the overriding goal. What difference does it make to them that a licensed doctor decided what was best for the sick person

Jilly_in_VA

(14,344 posts)

2. Bean Counters

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:52 AM

Oct 2025

I put them in the same class as hospital assistant administrators. About as useful as tits on a bull.

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