The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement with Cigna’s Express Scripts in a case over alleged inflation of insulin prices, according to a Feb. 4 agency news release. With the move, the FTC ...
The Federal Trade Commission said it has reached a settlement with Express Scripts, resolving an earlier lawsuit that alleged the pharmacy benefit manager artificially inflated insulin drug prices.
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 ...
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