Comment by giantg2

"And everybody would get the same price. This whole business with PBMs that are owned by the insurance companies, discount cards and other shenanigans just invites corruption."

It's hard to say that it isn't racketeering at this point.

"Specifically, a racket was defined by this coinage as being a service that calls forth its own demand, and would not have been needed otherwise."

There's demand for the meds, but the demand for discount cards, forcing people to use specific services/companies, and related programs is all invented by the companies themselves.