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FTC settlement with Express Scripts could cut drug costs

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a landmark settlement with Express Scripts, addressing allegations that the pharmacy benefit manager inflated drug prices, including for insulin, to boost ...

Charter sues Express Scripts over millions in unpaid drug rebate payments

Preview this article 1 min The dispute centers on prescription drug claims between 2020 and 2022. Charter alleges the ...
Hoodline

Jefferson County Locks In 2027 Court Showdown With Express Scripts And Optum Rx

Jefferson County’s long-running opioid fight with pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Optum Rx now has a firm trial ...
Morningstar

Quest Diagnostics Elects Timothy Wentworth, Former CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Evernorth Health Services and Express Scripts, to Board of Directors

SECAUCUS, N.J., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced that its board of directors has ...
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FTC Express Scripts Order Completes Drug Benefit Manager Overhaul

The Federal Trade Commission’s Feb.4 consent order with Express Scripts represents the most consequential structural overhaul of the pharmacy benefit manager industry to date. Policymakers and ...
wvnews

WV Independent Pharmacy Association commends state fine against Express Scripts

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Independent Pharmacy Association is praising a state order and fine issued Monday against Express Scripts (ESI) for violations of laws designed to protect local ...
JD Supra

FTC proposes to settle with Express Scripts: What it means for manufacturers

On February 4, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed to settle its enforcement action against leading pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Express Scripts, going beyond the insulin products that ...
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Express Scripts Accused of Hiding Drug Rebates by Plumbers Union

A Chicago plumbers’ union is accusing Express Scripts Inc. of giving certain drugmakers preferential patient access in exchange for billions of dollars in rebates it withheld from the union health ...
JD Supra

Express Scripts Settles PBM FTC Action and Must Make Fundamental Changes to PBM Model

On February 4, 2026, Express Scripts agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the agency’s administrative case against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers ...
The Business Journals

Hamilton County sues drug makers, pharmacy benefit managers over insulin prices

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Hamilton County joins a wave of ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Express Scripts Avoids Fines but Agrees to Major Structural Overhaul

The FTC first sued Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and Optum in 2024, claiming anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices surrounding insulin. “Caremark, [Express Scripts], and Optum—as medication ...
STAT

Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Super Bowl drug ads, an FTC deal with Express Scripts, and more

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...