# The games some drugmakers play

**URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056
**Category:** Insurance
**Created:** [May 26, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056 "2017-05-26T04:51:41Z")
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### Author: ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2017, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/the-games-some-drugmakers-play/1056/1 "2017-05-26T04:51:41Z")

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We often talk about how the price of some drugs increases every year to unsustainable levels. In some cases, what starts the price spiral is a gaming strategy:

> **[A city in Illinois realized it was spending a lot of money on one drug, so it...](https://www.businessinsider.com/why-rockford-illinois-is-suing-the-drug-company-mallinckrodt-2017-4)**
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> The city is part of a growing movement of employers that are keeping track of how much they're spending on specialty drugs.

Have a look at what happens to this drug price and when:

[http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/58d179f4112f70e0018b5c20-1011/screen%20shot%202017-03-21%20at%2030633%20pm.png](http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/58d179f4112f70e0018b5c20-1011/screen%20shot%202017-03-21%20at%2030633%20pm.png)

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