Drug middlemen illegally drive up the cost of insulin, FTC says
Regulators say the nation's largest pharmacy benefit managers are partly to blame for the soaring cost of insulin in the U.S.
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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 ...
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 ...
FTC sues prescription-drug middlemen over insulin prices, says drugmakers are also ‘on notice’
Pharmacy-benefit managers owned by CVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth “artificially inflated” prices for lifesaving medications, ...
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FTC sues big 3 PBMs for ‘artificially inflated’ insulin prices caused by ‘perverse’ rebating
The FTC said CVS Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth’s OptumRx profit at the expense of patients forced to ...
Federal Trade Commission sues Optum, two others over insulin pricing
The FTC’s complaint accuses Optum Rx and other pharmacy benefit managers of “abusing their economic power." Optum called the ...
FTC Sues CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth Over Rising Insulin Costs (1)
The US Federal Trade Commission sued units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Friday, accusing ...
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FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen Including CVS for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices
The Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx ...
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FTC sues insulin middlemen, saying they pocket billions while patients face high costs
The Federal Trade Commission said pharmacy benefit managers created a "perverse drug rebate system" that artificially ...
Federal Trade Commission accuses three drug middlemen of inflating insulin prices
In a lawsuit, the FTC accused Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts of creating "a broken rebate system that inflated ...
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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 ...
Federal Trade Commission sues drug 'gatekeepers' over high insulin prices
The three price benefit managers jointly administer 80% of all prescriptions in the U.S., the FTC said in the lawsuit.