Health insurers, Big Pharma play blame game over drug prices

Health insurers and pharmaceutical companies are pointing fingers at each other for the rising cost of prescription drugs as scrutiny over drug spending intensifies. Taking a tip from UnitedHealth Group, Aetna on Tuesday said it would pass on drug rebates to its fully insured commercial plan members at the pharmacy checkout counter. The move could help about 3 million plan members save money, the company said. Aetna's total enrollment tops 22.2 million.
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