The law was likely intended to check the influence of the three largest PBMs — CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx — that cumulatively process 80% of all prescriptions in the U.S.

This change is happening because there’s another covered medication that’s safe and effective for your condition and may cost ...

CVS, Express Scripts, and their trade group, the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), have filed lawsuits to block the legislation, arguing that it violates the U.S. Constitution’s ...

CVS Caremark will stop covering Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. Wegovy, the GLP-1 medication to treat obesity from Lilly competitor ...

CVS and Express Scripts filed lawsuits on Thursday seeking to overturn an Arkansas state law set to go into effect next year that would ban pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas ...

CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, challenging the first such ...

But the nation’s three biggest PBMs — which include Express Scripts and CVS Caremark — are owned by health care conglomerates that also run their own in-house pharmacies.

But major PBMs like CVS and Express Scripts are suing, claiming the law is unconstitutional. By Marissa Plescia on June 08, 2025 4:37 pm. Share. Share Options. Share a link too this article.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, ...