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Senators call on PBMs to testify next on drug pricing

March 12, 2019 11:09 PM UTC

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) invited five PBMs to testify on April 3 at its third hearing to discuss drug pricing.

Invited PBMs include Cigna Corp. (NYSE:CI); CVS Health Corp. (NYSE:CVS) and CVS Caremark; Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM); OptumRx; and Prime Therapeutics LLC. OptumRx is the PBM and pharmacy care services unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH)...