The FTC report found that from 2017 to 2022, three PBMs—UnitedHealth Group's Optum, CVS Health's CVS Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts—marked up prices at their pharmacies by hundreds or thousands of percent.
Between 2017 and 2022, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, Cigna’s Express Scripts and CVS Health’s CVS Caremark marked up their prices by hundreds — and in some cases, thousands — of percent, resulting in $7.3 billion in revenue above cost.
FTC stated that the 'Big 3' PBM organisations collectively generated over £5.94 billion ($7.3 billion) in revenue from 2017 to 2022.
Oklahoma's attorney general has accused CVS's Caremark pharmacy benefit manager unit of under-reimbursing pharmacies for prescription drugs.
Witty's comments came during the company's first earnings call since the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of the company's insurance arm UnitedHealthcare.
But high medical costs contributed to results that disappointed Wall Street, and the company’s stock fell on the news that it had made less than analysts expected.
Attorney General Gentner Drummond sued CVS Caremark in an Oklahoma administrative court alleging that the company is under reimbursing pharmacies for prescription drugs.
Sen. James Lankford has been trying to pass legislation in response to an industry he believes will leave small towns without many pharmacy options.
CVS Health (CVS) on Tuesday announced the launch of the CVS Health app. The app, a successor to the CVS Pharmacy app and one of many
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE ... along with Cigna’s Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, were able to collectively pocket $7.3 billion in added revenue above cost during the five ...
Attorney General Gentner Drummond sued CVS Caremark Tuesday in an Oklahoma administrative court alleging that the company is under reimbursing pharmacies for prescription drugs. The lawsuit alleges CVS Caremark reimbursed Oklahoma pharmacies below the actual cost to acquire the drugs about 200 times between May and October 2024.
Health insurer Cigna's unit Evernorth Health said on Wednesday it will make changes to help lower out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs for patients at its pharmacy stores. The changes will protect patients from paying a high list price for their medication by giving them access to lower prices negotiated by Cigna's pharmacy benefit manager,