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Lawsuit alleges PBMs colluded to deflate reimbursements

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Kevin Kinsella

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Federal antitrust suit claims two pharmacy benefits managers worked together to suppress pharmacy reimbursements rates, fueling ongoing scrutiny of PBM practices.

A new federal antitrust lawsuit accuses a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) of unlawfully coordinating with another major PBM to suppress reimbursement rates paid to thousands of pharmacies. 

Filed July 2 in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, the lawsuit was brought by Trust LLC, anreporting

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