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 lawsuit claims rebate practices inflate insulin prices
Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum and their GPOs created a rebate system that boosted PBM profits, FTC alleges.
FTC sues drug middlemen over manipulating the insulin market
The agency alleges CVS’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx accepted money from drugmakers in ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
FTC Accuses Drug Middlemen of Inflating Insulin Prices
The Federal Trade Commission sued the drug middlemen that health plans use to keep a lid on drug spending, accusing the firms ...
FTC sues prescription drug middlemen, alleging they conspired over high insulin costs
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed lawsuits against three prescription drug benefit managers or PBMs over concerns ...
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 ...
US FTC sues drug 'gatekeepers' over high insulin prices
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission sued the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers on Friday, accusing them of ...
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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 ...
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AHF Praises FTC Lawsuit Targeting Largest PBMs Over Insulin Pricing
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) applauds the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for taking decisive action against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that drive up costs for insulin, a product never ...