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A Free Drug Experiment Bypasses the US Health System’s Secret Fees

A top California health plan is set to offer one of the world’s biggest-selling drugs for free in

a bid to show the medicine can reach Americans affordably without going through the

middlemen that typically control its flow.


Blue Shield of California struck an unusual deal to buy a lower-cost version of Humira

directly from a manufacturer, bypassing the giant pharmacy benefit managers that

normally determine which maker’s drug will go to tens of millions Americans...


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