According to a survey among adult Americans, Democrats and Republicans were on the same level regarding concerns about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) overcharging for prescription medicines and pocketing the difference as profit. A total of 88 percent of surveyed Democratic and Republican adults were very concerned or somewhat concerned about this issue.
Level of concern among U.S. adults regarding pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) overcharging practices as of 2023, by party affiliation
Characteristic
Very concerned
Somewhat concerned
Democrats
72%
16%
Independents
66%
15%
Republicans
70%
18%
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PhRMA. (April 24, 2023). Level of concern among U.S. adults regarding pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) overcharging practices as of 2023, by party affiliation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386833/americans-concern-for-pbm-overcharging-by-party-affiliation/
PhRMA. "Level of concern among U.S. adults regarding pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) overcharging practices as of 2023, by party affiliation." Chart. April 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386833/americans-concern-for-pbm-overcharging-by-party-affiliation/
PhRMA. (2023). Level of concern among U.S. adults regarding pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) overcharging practices as of 2023, by party affiliation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386833/americans-concern-for-pbm-overcharging-by-party-affiliation/
PhRMA. "Level of Concern among U.S. Adults regarding Pharmacy Benefit Managers' (Pbms) Overcharging Practices as of 2023, by Party Affiliation." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386833/americans-concern-for-pbm-overcharging-by-party-affiliation/
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Level of concern among U.S. adults regarding pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) overcharging practices as of 2023, by party affiliation [Graph], PhRMA, April 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1386833/americans-concern-for-pbm-overcharging-by-party-affiliation/
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