Insulin, Pharmacy Benefit Managers
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients.
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.
New Idaho law to regulate pharmacy benefit managers. Will it reduce prescription drug costs?
In January, a new Idaho law will take effect requiring reform of business practices by pharmacy middlemen — in search of tamping down prescription drug costs. The new law targets pharmacy benefit managers,
Pharmacy benefit managers, version 2.0 (post J&J lawsuit)
2025 and 2026, they're right around the corner, and many employers are making changes now for 2025 or are anticipating changes for 2026, given a lot of the media attention around the lawsuits, prescription prices, the conversation around being a fiduciary, etc. It's really a pivotal time for pharmacy benefits.
Express Scripts sues FTC over report about pharmacy benefit managers
Cigna's Express Scripts filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a federal report that places the blame for rising drug prices on pharmacy benefit managers, describing it as "seventy-four pages of unsupported innuendo" and calling for a retraction.
Pharmacy benefit managers will have to pay Arkansas drugstores dispensing fees under new rule
The Arkansas Insurance Department will require pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to include dispensing fees in their reimbursements to pharmacies for prescription drugs, a legislative panel ruled Thursday.
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This weekend’s read is from the Federal Trade Commission: an interim report published in July on its investigation into pharmacy benefit managers.
Express Scripts sues FTC over a ‘biased’ report about pharmacy benefit managers
Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the U.S., filed a lawsuit demanding that a recent FTC report on industry middlemen be vacated.
Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Market to Surpass USD 934.9 billion by 2032 Driven by Innovation and Healthcare Spending
Market is Growing at CAGR of 6.0%, Increasing Demand for Cost-Effective Drug Management Solutions Propels Market Growth.Pune, ...
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FTC sues pharmacy insurance managers, alleging unfair drug prices
The Federal Trade Commission sued the three dominant pharmacy-benefit managers in the United States ... In a statement, the FTC wrote that an executive at a PBM acknowledged this strategy for ...
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Recent Legislative Developments Impacting Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Health Plans & More
As prescription drug costs remains a significant, and largely bipartisan, issue for state and federal legislators, we ...
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Express Scripts sues FTC over report damning pharmacy benefit managers
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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 ...
American Pharmacists Association applauds FTC action on PBMs' alleged inflation of insulin drug prices
Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP, executive vice president and CEO of APhA, commended the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) action today against alleged practices by large vertically integrated ...
Feds sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high insulin costs
The Federal Trade Commission sued on Friday the three largest pharmaceutical intermediaries charged with negotiating drug ...