The biggest pharmacy benefit managers are profiting by systematically underpaying independent drugstores, creating “pharmacy deserts” across the country.

The review of Minnesota-based Optum’s business practices by the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy indicated that the company paid independent pharmacies in Mississippi rates lower than chains and ...

The industry is dominated by CVS Caremark, UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx, and Cigna’s Express Scripts. Together, they control ...

The suit also alleges PBMs CVS Caremark, CVS Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx "act as the gatekeepers to the pharmaceutical market" and control 80% of the market in Texas, which allegedly ...

3 The FTC filed an administrative complaint that targets CVS Health’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx, as well as any subsidiaries they have created to manage ...

Express Scripts is a 3rd party contracted by my insurance for prescriptions. They have contracted another 3rd party to qualify me to even be eligible for the rx I’ve been on for the past year.

Pharmacy Benefit Managers are the middlemen who manage virtually all prescriptions written in the U.S. Serving as brokers among drugmakers, pharmacies, and health insurers, these health care entities ...

The suit targets the three biggest so-called pharmacy benefit managers, UnitedHealth Group's Optum Rx, CVS Health's Caremark ...

PBMs named in the suit include CVS' Caremark, UnitedHealth's Optum Rx and Cigna's Express Scripts. 2. Mr. Paxton alleges that the insulin makers have increased the prices of their insulins up to ...

Improving the Patient Financial Experience Throughout the Patient Journey While many healthcare providers believe that improving the patient financial experience is a critical step for their ...

Independent pharmacists say PBMs not only create higher costs but also make it harder for patients to access medications.