AG Dana Nessel has filed a lawsuit against two pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — Express Scripts, Inc. and Prime Therapeutics LLC — for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive conduct that has crippled Michigan’s independent pharmacies, resulting in pharmacy deserts throughout the State that restrict patient access to lifesaving medications and increase the cost of obtaining prescription drugs. The lawsuit contends the two PBMs formed an unlawful agreement that suppressed reimbursement rates to independent pharmacies. This allegedly not only enabled the PBMs to make excessive profits but also contributed to the closure of pharmacies in Michigan, and across the nation.

Attorney General: AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Against Two Pharmacy Benefit Managers for Anticompetitive Practices