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On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they were launching an inquiry into six pharmacy benefit managers: CVS Caremark; Express

After years of pleading, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted to investigate the practices of some of the nation's largest health care companies. The companies are accused of using their dominance in myriad sectors of the health care space to drive up costs, drive out competition and reap profits.

All the hits—and let’s be honest . . . mostly inflation and its staying power—from Treasury Secretary Yellen’s trip to the Hill on Tuesday, including admissions that her and Chair...

WOONSOCKET (dpa-AFX) - The Federal Trade Commission or FTC said it will inquire into the prescription drug middlemen industry. The inquiry will scrutinize the impact of vertically integrated pharmacy

The pharmacy benefit managers will have 90 days to respond to the FTC's request for records and other information about their business practices.

Study approval follows pushes for action from community pharmacy and patient advocates...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (June 7, 2022) – The National Community Pharmacists Association is hailing a move by the Federal Trade Commission to proceed with a 6(b) study of pharmacy benefit managers and anticompetitive business practices. After the commission in February split 2-2 on a proposal to launch a formal study into PBMs, FTC Chair Lina Khan pledged to call for another vote on the issue.

A doctor from Alexander accused of defrauding the nation's military insurer out of more than $12 million in a fraudulent prescription scheme that took place in 2015 is scheduled to go on trial Wednesday in a Little Rock federal courtroom.

On Thursday a case was filed in the Central District of California by a patient and his minor child against Express Scripts Inc., Accredo Health Group

Amends the "burden shift rule" in property tax appeals where assessments have increased by more than 5% (See discussion of Supreme Court decision in…