FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating …
Sep 20, 2024 · Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated group pur.
Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for …
Sep 20, 2024 · The agency alleges that CVS Health’s Caremark Rx, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx and their affiliated group purchasing organizations created a system that prioritizes...
Federal Trade Commission accuses three drug middlemen of …
Sep 21, 2024 · The FTC accused the "Big Three" pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx, CVS Health's Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts — of "engaging in anticompetitive and...
Patient advocates say federal lawsuit against Express Scripts …
Sep 30, 2024 · Advocates for lower drug prices say a federal lawsuit filed this month against St Louis-based Express Scripts and two other companies could result in more affordable medicine for patients.
Pharmacies Accuse GoodRx of 'Inviting Price-Fixing' in Series of ...
2 days ago · The pharmacy benefit managers, which were named in two of the complaints—CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, MedImpact, and Navitus Health Solutions—agreed to participate in GoodRx's intergrated ...
Express Scripts Sues FTC, Demands Withdrawal of PBM Report
Sep 17, 2024 · For more than two years, Express Scripts fully cooperated with the FTC study into the PBM industry, meeting the agency's extensive demands for data and information. The FTC's report...
PBM executives threatened with fines and jail time for alleged …
Aug 29, 2024 · Testimony from the heads of Express Scripts, Optum Rx and Caremark in July defending pharmacy benefit managers’ business practices could be coming back to bite them.
In Wake of Express Scripts Suit, FTC Takes On 3 Largest PBMs
Oct 13, 2024 · Days after Express Scripts sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the publication of a report criticizing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the FTC took legal action of its own,...
FTC Deepens Inquiry into Prescription Drug Middlemen
May 17, 2023 · As part of its ongoing inquiry into pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their impact on the accessibility and affordability of prescription drugs, the Federal Trade Commission has issu.
Express Scripts sues FTC over report damning pharmacy benefit …
Sep 17, 2024 · On Tuesday, the healthcare company’s PBM, Express Scripts, sued the Federal Trade Commission over the agency’s recent report showing how the drug middlemen could be contributing to rising...