Opinion: A settlement agreement between and Federal Trade commission and Express Scripts may prove more transformative than any single pricing overhaul because it has restructured the rebate-driven ...
UnitedHealth rolls out AI in Optum Rx to flag pharmacy fraud, billing anomalies and medication risks, aiming to curb cost ...
It’s looking increasingly likely that the UnitedHealth and CVS drug middlemen will also make peace with federal regulators, ...
On February 4, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement and consent order in a long-running administrative action against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts, ...
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx is monitoring three notable drug candidates that might be approved in the next few months, according to its winter 2026 report published Jan. 2. Two of the medications ...
The agreement orders Express Scripts to offer plan members the lowest available cost for medicine like insulin rather than artificially inflated prices. WASHINGTON (CN) —The Federal Trade Commission ...
The City of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against several major drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of driving up the cost of insulin. In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, ...
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) have used market leverage to demand rebates, which can lead drug manufacturers to increase sticker prices.
CINCINNATI — A new lawsuit filed by Hamilton County accuses multiple drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers of inflating the price of insulin and other diabetes medications. The suit, filed ...