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Feb 03 2016

According to DRX, a unit of Connecture that helps patients pick Medicare plans, prices on a number of drugs have more than doubled since 2014, and some have quadrupled.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-02/shkreli-not-alone-in-drug-price-spikes-as-skin-gel-soars-1-860
Jan 27 2016

The rumors were true, OptumRx, the UnitedHealth unit, is acquiring workers' comp PBM Helios.  I honestly have no idea why, must be pressure from large employers to be able to help in this area.

http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20160127/NEWS08/160129835?tags=%7C329%7C74%7C285%7C79%7C304%7C92
Dec 22 2015

The 2015/16 PBMI Drug Benefit Report

https://www.pbmi.com/shop/prescription-drug-benefit-cost-and-plan-design-reports/2015-2016-prescription-drug-benefit-cost-plan-design-report/
Dec 11 2015

According to the Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research specialty drug costs will continue to climb in the next few years.

http://www.hcsupplychainresearch.org/press/20151202.asp
Sep 01 2015

340B Program Rule

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-08-28/pdf/2015-21246.pdf
Jul 21 2015

According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, the color and shape of a pill may affect your perceptions of how well the drug it contains will work.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/judging-a-pill-by-its-color-1437406452
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