The rebate game played by drug makers and pharmacy benefit managers limits optimal biosimilar competition. As a result, U.S.

The review of Minnesota-based Optum’s business practices by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy indicated that the company paid independent pharmacies in Mississippi rates lower than chains and ...

3 The FTC filed an administrative complaint that targets CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx, as well as any subsidiaries they have created to manage ...

On September 20, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission sued the three largest pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs) – Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and Optum Rx – alleging competition and ...

The suit also alleges PBMs CVS Caremark, CVS Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx "act as the gatekeepers to the pharmaceutical market" and control 80% of the market in Texas, which allegedly ...

On September 20, the FTC sued three of the largest PBMs -- CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth ...

The heightened scrutiny comes as the Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit against the three largest PBMs in the country, Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx. Those three companies ...

Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen who manage virtually all prescriptions written in the U.S. Serving as brokers among drugmakers, pharmacies, and health insurers, these health care entities ...

Optum Rx is rolling out a slate of new programs that seek to support independent pharmacies in managing costs and more complex patient needs. The first offering under this initiative is Optum's ...

Attorneys for UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx, Cigna and CVS Caremark said ... the lawsuit last month against CVS Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth’s OptumRx for engaging in alleged ...