The Federal Trade Commission on Friday sued prescription-drug middlemen owned by CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and ...
The drug gatekeepers favored versions of insulin with higher upfront prices and bigger rebate payments from pharmaceutical companies, which shifted more costs onto patients, the FTC alleged.
The FTC alleges that these practices have inflated insulin prices, restricted patient access to lower-priced alternatives, ...
The FTC believes that the PBMs participated in unjust competition and practices, incentivizing manufacturers to increase insulin list prices. “Express Scripts intends to vigorously defend itself to ...
in the US for operating a "perverse drug rebate system" that it claims artificially inflated the prices of insulin products. The lawsuit – which has been anticipated since the FTC published a ...
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed an administrative complaint against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers and their affiliated group purchasing organizations, alleging they have ...
That, the FTC said, helped PBMs and their group purchasing organizations “line their pockets while certain patients are forced to pay higher out-of-pocket costs” for insulin, which is used by ...
Insulin prices have skyrocketed in recent years, working a hardship on the growing number of diabetics in the US. Progressive ...
Some diabetes patients this year have had trouble finding their preferred insulin brands as major drug manufacturers reported shortages of the medicine. USA TODAY set out to find out what patients ...
No matter what happens in this election, the government should work for the people. The government may not be perfect, but it ...
The drug gatekeepers favored versions of insulin with higher upfront prices and bigger rebate payments from pharmaceutical companies, which shifted more costs onto patients, the FTC alleged. The PBMs ...