Insulin, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Feds Sue Three Biggest Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs
The US Federal Trade Commission said that CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum illegally steered patients to higher-priced insulins.
Pharmacy benefit managers respond to FTC's lawsuit over insulin drug prices
CNBC's Eamon Javers joins 'The Exchange' to report the latest on the FTC's lawsuit against drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices.
FTC Sues Pharmacy Middlemen For Allegedly Inflating Insulin Prices
Months earlier, the agency released a report alleging the companies drove up the costs of some medications, including insulin.
FTC sues major pharmacy benefit managers over insulin prices
The agency brought action against Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx on Friday, arguing their “anticompetitive and unfair” rebating practices “artificially inflated” the list price of life-saving insulin drugs.
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the United States — Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — have engaged in anticompetitive practices that spur price increases, the Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday.
Federal regulators sue three pharmacy benefit managers over high insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission said the three companies' practices have artificially inflated list prices for insulin.
Explainer: Why are US pharmacy benefit managers under fire?
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Friday it was suing the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of abusing their power and rigging the pharmaceutical supply chain to artificially inflate the cost of insulin.
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FTC sues three largest UnitedHealth, Cigna, and CVS over high insulin prices
"Millions of Americans with diabetes need insulin to survive, yet for many of these vulnerable patients, their insulin drug ...
FTC lawsuit claims drug middlemen are manipulating insulin market
Three companies that process about 80% of prescriptions in the United States — Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx — have ...
UnitedHealth, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts sued by FTC over skyrocketing insulin prices
The FTC sued UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit, CVS Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts for allegedly steering diabetes ...
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Health care giant sues to stop antitrust probe of pharmacy drug middlemen
The FTC in July issued a scathing interim report saying that Cigna/Express Scripts, CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group ...
Express Scripts sues FTC over report blasting pharmacy middlemen
Express Scripts, one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Tuesday and ...