Investigations

May 27, 2025 Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force  United States Department of Justice  950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW  Washington, DC 20530 Re: Anticompetitive Practices by Vertically Integrated Health Insurers and Pharmacy Benefit Managers Dear Members of the Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force: I am writing on behalf of the independent pharmacy members of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) to bring to your attention the urgent need for antitrust enforcem

Newsweek Reporter: Suzanne Blake A Republican lawmaker has gone after UnitedHealthcare over its Medicare plan, calling the insurance...

Ohio Capital Journal reporter: Marty Schladen Huge health conglomerates have another reason to worry that their business model might be disrupted. On a visit to Columbus Monday, one of the country’s top antitrust watchdogs said her agency is taking a hard look at the businesses and their practices. Doha Mekki, the No. 2 official in the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, said her agency is investigating whether it should take action in the health care space generall

State AGs are forging ahead with price-fixing lawsuits FTC appears poised to file its own lawsuit against PBMs Bloomberg Law States are...

Ohio Capital Journal Pharmacy middlemen known as pharmacy benefit managers deny claims that they’re responsible for the inflating cost of...

Modern Healthcare CVS's in-house middleman for dispensing prescription drugs will pay at least $45 million in a settlement with the state...

July 25, 2024 Chairwoman Lina Khan is the embodiment of the FTC's mission to protect the public from anticompetitive and deceptive business practices, and unfair methods of competition. She is a champion of patients and healthcare professionals against abusive and monopolistic control of the healthcare system. PUTT supports Chair Khan, DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter, and the FTC Commissioners in continuing to investigate violations by the largest pharmacy bene

Yahoo Finance The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking to take legal action against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers...

The New England Journal of Medicine To download a PDF of this article, click here UnitedHealth Group has recently come under fire. In...

Modern Healthcare Drug middlemen paid their own mail-order pharmacies as much as 200 times more than the price at rival pharmacies for...

The 3Axis Advisors analysis suggests PBMs’ spread pricing practices leads to employers being charged different amounts for the same...

One employer was paying about $100 for a prescription for a generic antidepressant, though it could be bought elsewhere for about $12 The...

Pharmacy benefit managers are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government. The New York Times Americans...

Justice Department poised to bring civil, criminal cases Enforcers expected to focus on data-sharing, use of AI Bloomberg Law The Justice...

STAT+ Executives from the three major pharmacy benefit manager companies have been invited to testify before the House Committee on...

The U.S. Department of Justice recently launched a task force on healthcare monopolies. Experts have varying opinions on how it will...

Drug Channels It's time for Drug Channels’ annual update of vertical integration among insurers, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, and...

Ohio Capital Journal Businessman and TV personality Mark Cuban has a seemingly straightforward question for the huge drug middleman owned...

Modern Healthcare UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty endured withering criticism from lawmakers Wednesday as Congress held a pair of...

The Partnership for Safe Medicines Whether it’s N95 masks, airbags, or helmets, demand for a product that the legitimate market cannot...