Congressional Committee Launches Investigation of Big Three PBMs’ Business Practices

  • Mar 09, 2023

    A little more than a year after Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), then-ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released a report on PBMs’ business practices and their negative impact on drug prices, patients’ health and market competition, the now-Chairman Comer revealed that he is launching an investigation into those practices. The move continues to keep pressure on the entities over some of their practices and lack of transparency amid concerns around prescription drug prices.

    On March 1, Comer sent letters to senior officials at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Defense Health Agency (DHA) and CMS, as well as to the three largest PBMs — Cigna Corp.’s Express Scripts, CVS Health Corp.’s Caremark and UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Rx — requesting a trove of documents and communications.

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  • Angela Maas

    Angela has an extensive background of editing, reporting and writing for trade and consumer publications. She has written Radar on Specialty Pharmacy since she joined AIS Health in 2005 and has broad knowledge of the various issues at play within the space. She also has written for Spotlight on Market Access since its 2017 launch. Before joining AIS Health, she was managing editor at Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit News Canada and managing editor at Hem Aware (a hemophilia publication), Lupus Living and Momentum (a multiple sclerosis publication). She has a B.A. in English and an M.A. in British literature from Arizona State University.

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