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New York Times’ The Middlemen series
Lawsuit says CVS crossed 'ethical and legal line' while fighting late change to pharmacy bill
A lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges CVS Health Corp. broke the law when it sent a series of text messages to Louisiana residents asking them to lobby against a bill that would have impacted its bottom line.
Jury Awards Major Damages Against Omnicare and CVS Health
After a month-long trial, a unanimous jury has concluded that Omnicare, the largest long-term care pharmacy in the US, dispensed drugs without valid prescriptions to elderly and disabled people living in long-term care facilities, and then fraudulently billing federal programs.
Legalized Racketeering? How PBMs Skirt the Law to Rake in Billions
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) have been under scrutiny lately for their actions as middlemen in the flow of prescription drugs from manufacturers to patients. But perhaps their worst actions are buried within a maze of consolidation and paperwork. Big Insurance has consolidated the entire pharmaceutical benefit, claim, and dispensing sector to squeeze as much money out of patients as possible.
The Opaque Industry Secretly Inflating Prices for Prescription Drugs
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are driving up drug costs for millions of people, employers and the government.
The second in “THE MIDDLEMEN” series of articles by reporters Rebecca Robins and Reed Abelson investigating PBMs.
Drugmakers including Purdue Pharma paid pharmacy benefit managers not to restrict painkiller prescriptions, a New York Times investigation found.