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NCPA Joins Suit Against GoodRx, Says PBMs’ Moves to Aid Pharmacies Are ‘Snake Oil’

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    Feb 13, 2025

    The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) late last month joined in a class-action lawsuit against GoodRx and four major PBMs, alleging the companies are working together to suppress reimbursement to independent pharmacies. Meanwhile, NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey tells AIS Health that even as PBMs such as The Cigna Group’s Express Scripts tout initiatives to help with the plight of independent pharmacies, “PBMs are putting them out of business” with payments that are oftentimes below the cost of operating their pharmacies. 

    The NCPA filed its lawsuit on Jan. 22 in the U.S. District Court’s Central District of California Western Division, the same jurisdiction as separate lawsuits filed last fall by Community Care Pharmacy, which is based in Michigan, and Keaveny Drug, a Minnesota-based pharmacy.  

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    Tim has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, websites and magazines for more than 20 years, including 10 years covering health care business topics. He has a deep knowledge of the managed care industry and pharmacy benefit management. He also has experience covering medical conferences and clinical and legislative health care issues. In 2014, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected Tim as one of 15 journalists to participate in a national symposium on the Affordable Care Act. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

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