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NCPA is skeptical that Express Scripts, owned by Cigna, will walk the walk on its recent announcement that it plans to evolve the one-sided business relationship PBMs exploit that results in decreased transparency, higher patient prescription drug costs, and stifled competition. Based on past actions by Cigna-Express Scripts, NCPA believes there is no basis for independent pharmacies to have confidence they will actually see increased reimbursements from Cigna-Express Scripts.
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The largest six pharmacy benefit managers are being scrutinized by the Federal Trade Commission, while Congress is debating the Pharmacy Benefit Transparency Act. Meanwhile, states have their own ideas for reining in what they see as excesses of the industry. With all this heat, what is the message from the head of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association?