Insulin-Pricing Lawsuit Adds to Growing Pressure on PBMs

January 26

The state of California filed a lawsuit this month against three major PBMs and three pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of inflating the cost of insulin and violating the state’s Unfair Competition Law.

Other states have had similar legislation pertaining to insulin costs, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in June that it was examining the business practices of the six largest PBMs in the U.S., including the use of rebates for insulin medications. Still, David Kaufman, an attorney with Laurus Law Group LLC, tells AIS Health that the case in California could be significant and add to the growing pressure to make the PBM industry more transparent.

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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.