No Headwinds Here: Managed Care Giants Tout Strong 2Q for PBM Segments
Amid ongoing concerns about heightened health care utilization, Medicaid redeterminations and even risk adjustment, major managed care companies in their second-quarter 2023 earnings reports made sure to emphasize the strong performance of their health care services segments — which happen to house the country’s three largest PBMs.
The Cigna Group, which owns the PBM Express Scripts under its Evernorth division, kicked off its quarterly earnings call on Aug. 3 with CEO David Cordani singing Evernorth’s praises.
“In Evernorth Health Services, we saw another strong quarter of our market-leading pharmacy, care and benefits portfolio,” Cordani said. “Express Scripts, our pharmacy benefits business, harnesses our deep relationships, extensive clinical expertise, and is delivering innovations and innovative solutions for those we serve.”