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Elizabeth Warren: “Express Scripts reportedly charged DoD $484 more on average…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Warren Presses Military Leaders on Potential Conflicts of Interest in TRICARE Pharmacy Contract

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That gives Express Scripts an incentive to under reimburse all of the competing pharmacies and inflate its own payments. So how is that deal working out for the taxpayers? And Express Scripts reportedly charged DoD $484 more on average for generic drugs dispensed by the Express Scripts owned pharmacy. Meanwhile, Express Scripts has offered unaffiliated pharmacies such terrible terms that since 2022, nearly 13,000 retail pharmacies have just left the TRICARE network. They just said we can't be part of this. (01:18–01:34)

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