March 03, 2026
Federal Trade Commission staffers got more time Tuesday for settlement talks with OptumRx and Caremark that could end the agency's case accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices, with staffers citing considerable progress in the weeks since inking a deal with Express Scripts.
February 12, 2026
Federal Trade Commission staffers are discussing potential settlements with OptumRx and Caremark that could end the agency's case accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices, following a recent deal with Express Scripts.
February 04, 2026
Express Scripts on Wednesday agreed to what the Federal Trade Commission called a "landmark settlement" promising major changes to its drug formulary practices, allowing the company to duck out of a case accusing all three of the country's largest pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices through rebate schemes.
January 21, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission is considering a potential settlement with Express Scripts in the agency's case accusing the country's three largest pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices through rebate schemes.
January 13, 2026
A Federal Trade Commission in-house judge has denied a bid from Express Scripts to force a commission attorney to sit for a deposition to discuss an investigation into insulin manufacturers as the pharmacy benefit manager defends against the agency's insulin pricing case.
January 05, 2026
Express Scripts is seeking to force an attorney from the Federal Trade Commission to sit for a deposition in the agency's case accusing pharmacy benefit managers of inflating insulin prices, saying the commission's own attorneys acknowledge that manufacturers cause higher prices.
November 19, 2025
An Eighth Circuit panel had only a handful of questions on Wednesday for the pharmacy benefit managers accused of inflating insulin prices, though one of the judges expressed skepticism about pausing the Federal Trade Commission's in-house enforcement action on constitutional grounds.
October 31, 2025
In this installment of Wheeling & Appealing, November's appellate calendar features a Trump lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, New York City housing disputes, drug pricing battles, immigrant rights cases, and challenges to so-called patent troll laws.
October 31, 2025
The Third Circuit will hear a union's appeal in a withdrawal liability battle, a union health plan defends its partial win in a coverage fight at the Ninth Circuit, and pharmacy benefit managers will take a challenge to the Federal Trade Commission's authority to the full Eighth Circuit. Here are three arguments to keep an eye on in November.
September 04, 2025
Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx have asked to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's in-house case accusing the pharmacy benefit managers of artificially inflating insulin prices, saying the agency is exceeding its authority to address "unfairness."