Modern Healthcare13d
FTC's insulin case against UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna PBMs advances
A federal judge denied a bid by CVS Health, Cigna and UnitedHealth Group to block the Federal Trade Commission's pricing case ...
Healthcare Dive8d
Express Scripts, Caremark, Optum Rx plan to appeal effort to block FTC lawsuit
The “Big Three” PBMs are kicking their suit up to the 8th Circuit and, in the meantime, are once again asking a Missouri ...
FTC case against Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum Rx can move forward, judge rules
A Missouri district court judge on Tuesday said stopping the FTC’s suit against the Big Three PBMs would be “against the ...
Fierce Healthcare7d
'Big Three' PBMs seek appeal in legal spat with Federal Trade Commission
The three largest pharmacy benefit managers are looking to take their legal back-and-forth with the Federal Trade Commission ...
Acsh.org7d
Rising Drug Prices and Shortages Are Fueled in Part by the Very Reform Mechanism Intended to Curtail Them
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have evolved from relatively obscure cost-saving entities into powerful industry players ...
pharmaphorum8d
FTC sues PBMs over 'perverse' rebate system
The lawsuit – which has been anticipated since the FTC published a damning report on the PBM sector in July – names CVS Health's Caremark, UnitedHealth Group's Optum, and Cigna's Express ...
Is It Too Late to Buy CVS Health Stock for the High-Yield Dividend?
Earnings have fallen but are still strong enough to meet CVS Health's dividend commitment. Management expects adjusted ...
Drug Middlemen Lose Bid to Block FTC Case on Insulin Cost (1)
A federal judge in Missouri rejected three major pharmacy benefit managers’ push to pause the Federal Trade Commission’s ...