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In The News | PBM State Fights Will Live On After High Court’s Petition Denial
Oklahoma decision viewed as affirming broad ERISA preemption Employers increasingly challenging PBM laws across the country Bloomberg Law...

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In The News | PBMs fight back against state restrictions
Axios Reporter: Maya Goldman Drug price middlemen are going to court to fight a first-in-the-nation effort to police their ownership of...

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In the News | Unions file suit against drug middlemen, insulin makers on behalf of thousands
Michigan Advance Reporter: Marty Schladen Unions that provide health benefits to nearly a half-million workers — including many in Ohio —...

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In the News | NEWS RELEASE: OptumRx and Walgreens Sued Over the Death of Twenty-Two-Year-Old Who Couldn’t Afford His Asthma Medication
For further information or an interview or a copy of the complaint, contact Michael Trunk at michael.trunk@klinespecter.com . APPLETON,...

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In the News | How a Duty To Spend Wisely on Worker Benefits Could Loosen PBMs’ Grip on Drug Prices
KFF Health News Reporter: Arthur Allen Ann Lewandowski knows all about pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the companies that shape the...

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Federal Trade Commission sues largest drug middlemen for allegedly inflating insulin prices
CNN Reporter: Tami Luhby , CNN The Federal Trade Commission took action Friday against the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit...

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States Keep Legal Pressure on PBMs Ahead of Potential FTC Suit
State AGs are forging ahead with price-fixing lawsuits FTC appears poised to file its own lawsuit against PBMs Bloomberg Law States are...

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CVS Caremark agrees to $45M settlement with Illinois: report
Modern Healthcare CVS's in-house middleman for dispensing prescription drugs will pay at least $45 million in a settlement with the state...

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FTC plans to sue top 3 PBMs over insulin prices: WSJ
Yahoo Finance The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking to take legal action against the three largest pharmacy benefit managers...

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Health-Care Collusion Task Force Sets Stage for DOJ Enforcement
Justice Department poised to bring civil, criminal cases Enforcers expected to focus on data-sharing, use of AI Bloomberg Law The Justice...

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States urge Supreme Court to review PBM case
Modern Healthcare A bipartisan group of state attorneys general is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case they allege wrongfully...

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Tenth Circuit Decision on Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers Remains in Place As Oklahoma Appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
Duane Morris Law A decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which found that several provisions of an...

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California fines Anthem Blue Cross for slow provider payments
Becker's Payer Issues The California Department of Managed Health fined Anthem Blue Cross of California $690,000 for failure to reimburse...

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UnitedHealth, OptumRx sued by independent pharmacy over ‘unconscionable’ fees
Osterhaus Pharmacy in Iowa is also behind a similar suit against CVS Caremark. Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: UnitedHealth and its pharmacy...

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HHS 'copay accumulator' rule struck down: Insurers must now count copay assistance
In a big victory for patients who depend on prescription drugs, a federal judge struck down a 2021 HHS rule that allowed health insurers...

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Hawaii Targets PBMs With Suit Alleging Unfair Pricing System
COURT: Haw. Dist. Ct. DOCKET: No. 1CCV-23-0001281 Bloomberg Law Hawaii has joined the legal fray against the country’s top companies...

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CVS Caremark sued over back-end pharmacy fees
Axios Community pharmacies in a new lawsuit claim CVS Health and its Caremark pharmacy benefit manager violated antitrust laws and...

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Court strikes down Trump-era rule that allowed health insurers to broadly use copay accumulators
STAT+ A U.S. judge has struck down a Trump administration rule that allowed health insurers not to count copay assistance offered by drug...

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Independent pharmacies appeal mandatory arbitration ruling to IL Supreme Court
Cuker: OptumRx arbitration provision is 'basically rigged' Madison-St. Clair Record A group of independently-owned pharmacies are urging...

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PBMs sue U.S. to keep prescription drug prices hidden from public
Industry group says rule exceeds agencies' authority Lawsuit is latest of several to challenge drug pricing rules Reuters Reporter:...

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