Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers, accusing the companies of “engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin drugs,
Feds sue pharmacy gatekeepers over high insulin costs
The Federal Trade Commission sued on Friday the three largest pharmaceutical intermediaries charged with negotiating drug prices on behalf of insurers, claiming they are illegally maximizing profits by steering patients to high-cost insulin products.
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 steering diabetes patients towards higher priced insulin in order to reap millions of dollars in rebates from pharmaceutical companies.
FTC sues drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
The FTC suit targets the three biggest so-called pharmacy benefit managers, UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx, CVS Health's Caremark and Cigna's Express Scripts.
FTC Sues Drug Middlemen Over Manipulating Insulin Market
The US Federal Trade Commission sued units of CVS Health Corp., Cigna Group and UnitedHealth Group Inc. on Friday, accusing the drug middlemen of engaging in illegal rebate programs that drove up the price of insulin.
FTC sues big 3 PBMs for ‘artificially inflated’ insulin prices caused by ‘perverse’ rebating system
The FTC said CVS Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth’s OptumRx profit at the expense of patients forced to pay more for insulin.
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