The headlines sound like a massive victory for the American consumer. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just finalized settlements with corporate giants Express Scripts and CVS Caremark, with OptumRx soon to follow. The agency promised these deals would smash out-of-pocket drug costs and bring transparency to a broken system.

Do not buy the hype.

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