Becker's Healthcare September 23, 2024
From the FTC suing the nation’s three largest pharmacy benefit managers to Epic facing an antitrust lawsuit, here are 10 healthcare industry lawsuits, settlements and legal developments that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 13:
1. A startup filed an antitrust lawsuit against Epic Systems alleging that the company is leveraging its position in the EHR market to stifle competition in the payer platform sector.
2. After weeks of internal disagreements at the Federal Trade Commission about pharmacy benefit managers, the agency said that it is suing CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts over allegedly inflating insulin prices.
3. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville (Ark.) refused to...