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Cigna’s PBM Express Scripts sues the FTC, seeking retraction of drug-cost report
Cigna Group’s pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts on Tuesday sued the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the agency’s July report on the PBM industry was biased and defamatory ...
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Cigna-Humana Resume Megamerger Talks: Impact on Stakeholders, Health Outcomes, and Cost
As Cigna and Humana pick back up on the potential for a megamerger, executives will be keeping a close eye on the outcomes of ...
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Cigna CEO tamps down on Humana deal speculation
Despite reports this fall that the two payers had reopened merger talks, Cigna plans to use excess cash to buy back its ...
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Cigna-Humana merger talks are back on: report
The Federal Trade Commission recently increased the pre-merger reporting requirements for healthcare deals and is already embroiled with Cigna as its probes the pharmacy benefit management industry.
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CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna Ask FTC's Khan to Disqualify Herself From Insulin Case
UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have asked U.S. Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan and commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya to disqualify themselves from an FTC lawsuit that ...
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CVS, Cigna, UnitedHealth press for FTC Chair Khan to be removed from PBM lawsuit
Cigna, UnitedHealth and CVS Caremark are calling Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and two other commissioners to either recuse themselves, or be removed from the agency’s lawsuit ...
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CVS, Cigna Seek to Disqualify FTC Officials in Insulin Case Over Alleged Bias
CVS Health filed a motion seeking to disqualify top Federal Trade Commission officials from participating ... access to drugs including insulin. Cigna Group, on behalf of Express Scripts and ...
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Health care giant sues to stop antitrust probe of pharmacy drug middlemen
The owner of one of the three largest pharmacy middlemen in the United States last month filed suit to quash an attempt by the Federal Trade Commission to investigate industry ...
Wall Street Journal20d
Heard on the Street: Timing of Humana-Cigna Talks Makes Sense
Cigna shareholders balked at a massive deal that would likely be dilutive to them. And many wondered if the regulatory risk was worth the attempt, given Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan ...
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US Federal Trade Commission Sues CVS Health, Cigna, UnitedHealth's Pharmacy Benefit Managers For Inflating Insulin Prices
On Friday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a formal complaint against three major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—CVS Health Inc’s (NYSE:CVS) Caremark, Cigna Corp’s (NYSE:CI) Express Scripts ...
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CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna ask FTC's Khan to disqualify herself from insulin case
NEW YORK, Oct 9 (Reuters) - CVS Health (CVS.N), opens new tab, UnitedHealth Group (UNH.N), opens new tab and Cigna (CI.N), opens new tab have asked U.S. Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan ...
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Cigna CEO tamps down on Humana deal speculation
Cigna CEO David Cordani threw cold water ... On Thursday’s call, Cordani skewered recent efforts by the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on PBMs, following through on his pledge earlier ...