Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager under Cigna’s Evernorth Health Services, filed a federal lawsuit June 12 against Tennessee officials regarding the state’s Freedom, Access and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy Act, also known as the FAIR Rx Act. According to…
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Ahold Delhaize USA has agreed to pay $40 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and state analogs by reporting inflated “usual and customary” prices on claims submitted to Medicare Part D, Medicaid and TRICARE. The…
Blood Cancer United, a nonprofit focused on blood cancer research, advocacy and patient support, has acquired the remaining supply of investigational therapy luveltamab tazevibulin to preserve access for children with CBFA2T3-GLIS2-rearranged acute myeloid leukemia through the FDA’s compassionate use pathway.…
Portland, OR.-based MaineHealth Pharmacy will open its first retail storefront location June 14. MaineHealth Pharmacy will offer medications, specialty pharmacy services and vaccinations, according to a June 10 news release. The location includes a drive-through option and is open to…
From the first lawsuit to Lilly's ultimatum: 18 months that reshaped the 340B program.
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A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction in Eli Lilly’s lawsuit alleging a group of pharmacies, wholesalers and individuals orchestrated a rebate fraud scheme that cost the drugmaker more than $200 million. Judge Federico Moreno of the U.S. District…
Iowa’s state auditor, Rob Sand, released a report raising concerns about how pharmacy benefit managers handled prescription drug payments within Iowa Medicaid and whether the state had sufficient access to information to oversee those arrangements. The June 10 report found…
The FDA has approved labeling changes for the over-the-counter weight loss drug alli (orlistat), specifically its 60-milligram capsules, to warn consumers about the risk of acute kidney injury, a rare side effect associated with the medication. The FDA reviewed adverse…
Optum is laying off 98 people in Moline, Ill., as it closes a mail-order pharmacy facility, according to regulatory documents filed June 5. The notice names Optum Services as the employer and lists the cuts under a plant closure at…
As reimbursement pressure and 340B restrictions tighten across healthcare, more health systems are turning to in-house specialty pharmacies as a direct revenue play — and they’re building infrastructure to match. Health systems and hospitals have emerged as the fastest-growing direct…