Managed Healthcare Executive June 7, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission says its inquiry “will shed light on” clawbacks, potentially unfair audits, rebates and other business practices of the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) industry. Today’s announcement says the commission will be requiring information from the six largest PBMs.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an inquiry into the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) industry today that will require the six largest PBMs to provide information and records regarding their business practices.
The commission said that the companies it is targeted with compulsory orders under its investigative powers are CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, OptumRx, Humana, Prime Therapeutics and MedImpact Healthcare Systems.
“Although many people have never heard of pharmacy benefit managers, these powerful middlemen have enormous influence over the...