Paywalled. But are any of them insurers? (Or coöwned by one?)

I'm not really sure I understand the rebuttal. Are you implying that pharmacy companies play no role in healthcare generally? If you make that claim I assume you've never had to fill a prescription, ever. Because pharmacies and drug prices play a GIANT role in the cost of healthcare. I mean, even the US government feels this way

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-drug-price...

Oh, they have their deals.

https://www.propublica.org/article/take-the-generic-drug-pat...

> Faced with competition, some pharmaceutical companies are cutting deals with insurance companies to favor their brand-name products over cheaper generics. Insurers pay less, but sometimes consumers pay more.