Federal Trade Commission sues Optum, two others over insulin pricing
The FTC’s complaint accuses Optum Rx and other pharmacy benefit managers of “abusing their economic power." Optum called the move a "baseless action."
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.
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 exchange for keeping lower-cost insulin off their lists of approved
Federal Trade Commission accuses three drug middlemen of inflating insulin prices
In a lawsuit, the FTC accused Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts of creating "a broken rebate system that inflated insulin drug prices, boosting PBM (prescription drug benefit managers) profits at the expense of vulnerable patients.
FTC sues pharmaceutical middlemen, claiming practices inflated insulin cost
The Federal Trade Commission Friday announced it was suing the country's three biggest pharmacy benefit managers, claiming unfair practices inflated the cost of insulin.
Federal Trade Commission sues drug 'gatekeepers' over high insulin prices
The three price benefit managers jointly administer 80% of all prescriptions in the U.S., the FTC said in the lawsuit.
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Feds Sue Three Biggest Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Insulin Costs
The US Federal Trade Commission said that CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group's Optum ...
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FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices – Includes Caremark, Express Scripts, Optum and Affiliates
FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating Insulin Drug Prices – Includes Caremark, Express Scripts, ...
UnitedHealth, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts sued by FTC over skyrocketing insulin prices
The FTC sued UnitedHealth Group’s Optum unit, CVS Caremark and Cigna’s Express Scripts for allegedly steering diabetes ...
Rally outside Optum HQ spotlights debate over pharmacy benefits managers
About 50 people gathered in Eden Prairie to allege biggest players in industry are ballooning drug costs while running ...
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FTC formally sues PBMs over insulin prices and warns manufacturers
The complaint alleges that Optum Rx, Express Scripts and Caremark—all vertically integrated with UnitedHealth Group, Cigna ...
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FTC alleges Caremark Rx, Express Scripts, Optum Rx inflated insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission is suing the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs) for allegedly driving up ...
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UnitedHealth Group's Optum to lay off 160 employees
The majority of cuts will take place in December, according to a notice filed with the state of New Jersey this month.
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Optum to conduct layoffs in New Jersey
"We continually review the capabilities and services we offer to meet the growing and evolving needs of our businesses and the people we serve," an Optum spokesperson told Becker's. "As always, we ...