Trump Plan to Curb Drug Prices Targets Rebates to Pharmacy Benefit Managers February 1, 2019 By Anna Edney and Robert Langreth The Trump administration proposed ending a complex system of drug rebates that influence tens of billions of dollars in U.S....
Icahn Warns Cigna Shareholders to Vote Against ‘Overpriced’ Express Scripts Deal August 7, 2018 By Scott Deveau Activist investor Carl Icahn said shareholders in Cigna Corp. should vote against the $54 billion takeover of pharmacy-benefits firm Express...
Cigna Confident About Express Scripts Deal, Despite Icahn Opposition August 3, 2018 By Ankur Banerjee Cigna Corp. said on Thursday it was confident of winning shareholder approval for its $52 billion Express Scripts buyout, a...
Investor Icahn to Oppose Cigna-Express Deal, Fearing Amazon Threat: Sources August 2, 2018 By Scott Deveau, Zachary Tracer and Robert Langreth Activist investor Carl Icahn has built a sizable stake in Cigna Corp. and plans to oppose the health insurer’s $54...
Co-Pay Tactic by Benefit Managers Credited with Cutting Prescription Drug Prices June 6, 2018 By Michael Erman and Caroline Humer A recently adopted tactic by U.S. health plans to limit the financial assistance drugmakers provide directly to consumers for prescription...
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulation Bill Passed in Arkansas March 15, 2018 The Arkansas House and Senate have passed a proposal to regulate pharmacy benefit managers, as lawmakers began a special session...
How Insurer and Benefit Manager Mergers Squeeze Out Smaller Pharmacies March 12, 2018 By Robert Langreth Over 20 years, Brian Komoto built a thriving pharmacy in California’s Central Valley. Each day, his nurses would travel the...
Arkansas Governor Says Special Session on Pharmacy Rates Possible February 21, 2018 Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he’ll call a special legislative session to address reimbursement rates for pharmacies and to amend...
What CVS-Aetna Deal Could Mean for Pharmacy Benefit Managers October 30, 2017 By David McLaughlin and Robert Langreth If Aetna Inc. is eventually swallowed by CVS Health Corp., an important part of the health-care business will be changed...
Workers’ Compensation Spending on Drugs Falls 8.7%: Study November 2, 2016 An analysis of pharmacy cost data shows there was an 8.7 percent drop in spending on drugs in 2015 in...