Kroger is threatening to exit Express Scripts' network if the pharmacy benefit manager does not agree to a more “equitable and fair” contract.
Kroger said it has attempted to no avail to negotiate more favorable rates with Cigna subsidiary Express Scripts dozens of times over the past…
If Kroger and Cigna's Express Scripts fail to reach an agreement by Dec. 31, most of Express Scripts' commercial customers will be unable to fill prescriptions at the grocery chain's pharmacies.