Thread by @mass_marion

AHA!!! We all know that BCBS Is the biggest individual Health Care Insurance donor to congress over the past 20 years, right? opensecrets.org/federal-lobbyi…

https://twitter.com/DrDixonFtW/status/1380865125482172417

2. How did BCBS get so rich? They were originals.
@BCBSAssociation the insurance co with the LONGEST In house owned #PBM: Prime theraputics
PBM are the insurers cash cows. 💵🐄
@Cigna revenues tripled when they bought Express Scripps. 60% of @CVSHealth revenues from PBM

It's all on their website under history: primetherapeutics.com/en/about/histo…

In 2005, BCBS's PBM Prime they got the mail order pharmacy thing going
probably the first. 💵💵💵
Cashcow getting hungry, eh?
Moooo! 🐄

2008: Viola! Birth of the specialty pharmacy for BCBS's #PBM, prime. Let's get richer, shall we? 💵💵
@jack can I have a blue check for exposing this stuff?
How do you get a blue check anyways?
Can we invent a purple check?

What is the Accredation Committee on Healthcare? @EricTopol @donberwick @SeemaCMS do you know?
This is from BCBS's #PBM site, Prime Theraputics
Are you #braveenough @RUBraveEnough to answer?

Why is @Walgreens now involved with BCBS #PBM?
Is @WBA_Global part as well?
Is this why so many mergers, @FTC ?
All of the above screenshots from Prime theraputics website. primetherapeutics.com/en/about/histo…
Prime+ blueCross's #PBM

So this is why I asked this question in 2017, when I knew much less. But I thought following the $$ was the right thing to do.
FOLLOW THE HEALTH CARE MONEY! 💵💵💵 inquirer.com/philly/blogs/h… @PhillyInquirer