Fresh off underperforming Wall Street’s expectations in the fourth quarter, Cigna said it would work to lower costs for its customers amid widespread discontent with the healthcare system.
In a recent antitrust arbitration ruling, Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) owned by 19 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, was found guilty of engaging in horizontal price-fixing in collaboration with Express Scripts,
The National Community Pharmacists Association has joined a class action lawsuit against GoodRx, as well as CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, MedImpact Healthcare Systems and Navitus Health Solutions, th
The Federal Trade Commision (FTC) found prescription benefits managers like UnitedHealth's OptumRX have gained $7.3B from price gouging.
Oklahoma's attorney general has accused CVS's Caremark pharmacy benefit manager unit of 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.
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,
Express Scripts aims to ensure that patients directly benefit from its negotiations with drug manufacturers. The new approach will protect patients from paying inflated list prices for medications, instead providing them with the lower prices negotiated by the PBM, according to a Jan. 29 news release from the company.
Cole Chapman has been dealing with high drug prices for several years. He has an irregular heartbeat and has to take certain medications. “I have five medications total,” Chap
In 2021, the FDA approved a new insulin drug, Semglee, that was interchangeable with a brand-name insulin called Lantus. Lantus cost $292 for a 30-day supply. Drugmaker Viatris launched two
As the rising cost of insulin continues to make it difficult for so many diabetic patients to receive life-saving care, Insulin Outlet is stepping up to help by providing safe, affordable, and accessible insulin to those who need it most.
Oil and gas production in the United States is hitting record highs, easily outpacing consumption growth and fueling an export boom that in 2020 achieved the country’s first trade surplus in energy since at least the 1950s.