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FTC Slams UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH), CVS and Cigna PBMs for Inflating Prices by $7.3B
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has slammed pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) owned by UnitedHealth ($UNH), CVS Health ...
FTC accuses CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth of abusing middleman role, shares down
Cigna (NYSE:CI) Group, and UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) were down around 1% after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...
FTC report shows $7.3 billion in drug price inflation by leading pharmacy benefit managers
From 2017 to 2022, the companies marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent, netting them $7.3 ...
Top three insurers reaped $7.3 billion through their drug middlemen's markups, FTC says
Regulators published their most detailed findings yet on how some of the nation’s largest companies profited from "excess" ...
Lawmaker may file bill to regulate PBMs: “They’re managing the dollar bill”
An Alabama lawmaker believes prescription care management should be a legislative priority during the upcoming session.
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Big 3 PBMs reaped $7.3B from generic specialty drug markups: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to release additional findings from its yearslong probe into CVS Caremark, ...
PBMs made billions marking up specialty drugs by more than 1,000 percent: FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday released its second interim report on pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), saying ...
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FTC releases second report slamming pharmacy benefit managers
Agency commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to publish the report, which makes similar allegations against the ...
FTC finds middlemen inflate specialty generic drug prices by billions of dollars
Pharmacy benefit managers, which serve as the middlemen between drug makers, insurers and pharmacies, reaped $7.3 billion in revenue from marking up the prices of dozens of specialty generic drugs ...
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CVS successfully converts commercial pharmacy contracts to “cost plus” model
CVS’ efforts to reform how its pharmacies are paid have reached a significant milestone that should stabilize flagging ...
Lawmaker may file bill to regulate PBMs: They’re managing the dollar
An Alabama lawmaker believes prescription care management should be a legislative priority during the upcoming session.