# Most Americans are neutral or unfamiliar with Pharmacy Benefit Managers

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## Reading

Just over half of Americans (52%) hold no firm view of pharmacy benefit managers, with 32% feeling neutral and another 20% saying they are not familiar enough to judge, according to a Verasight survey conducted Dec. 3-8, 2025.

The remaining Americans hold a definite opinion: 16% are somewhat positive and 6% very positive, while 14% feel very negative and 12% somewhat negative.

## Topline

Overall, how do you feel about Pharmacy Benefit Managers? Pharmacy Benefit Managers are companies that manage prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers, employers, and government programs.

Most Americans are neutral or unfamiliar with Pharmacy Benefit Managers.

- Neutral: 31.9%
- I’m not familiar enough to say: 20.1%
- Somewhat positive: 15.9%
- Very negative: 13.6%
- Somewhat negative: 12.3%
- Very positive: 6.3%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-12-03 → 2025-12-08
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.2%
- Module: soc_pol
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers)

## Citation

Verasight Human/LLM Comparison Survey #2025-172, fielded December 3-8, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-human-v-synthetic#perceptions-of-pharmacy-benefit-managers)