August 8; 2020. Four states joined a federal lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy that claims the company caused state Medicaid programs to pay higher prices than non-Medicaid payers for prescription drugs.

CVS flatly denied the lawsuit’s credibility in a statement to Fierce Healthcare and said the company has already prevailed in similar lawsuits. Indiana insurers, hospitals accused of Medicaid ...

Amy Bricker accepted a position as executive vice president and chief product officer –consumer for CVS in January 2023.

Four states have joined a federal whistleblower lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy, alleging the company of overbilling state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs. Attorneys general from ...

The lawsuit claims that CVS Health and its subsidies overcharged the four state’s Medicaid programs for prescription drugs after submitting “false and fraudulent claims,” violating state law.

The two companies contend the state law will force many pharmacies to close, reducing patient access and increasing costs.

a lawsuit states. New law: CVS and other PBMs can’t own Arkansas drugstores CVS unloads Medicare asset; gains minority stake in Wellvana CVS unloads Medicare asset; gains minority stake in ...

As a result, attorneys general said Medicaid payers often ... including CVS Pharmacy, have been named as defendants in other U&C lawsuits accusing the pharmacies of having submitted inflated ...

CVS Health has filed a lawsuit to block a new Arkansas law that the company said will shut down 23 CVS pharmacy locations in ...

CVS’ Aetna and two others were accused ... exchange for steering patients into the insurers’ Medicare Advantage plans. REUTERS The lawsuit alleges the companies violated the False Claims ...