Eskenazi Health officials say the system has seen a 60% increase in the number of prescriptions filled over the past five years—a rate that’s unsustainable, given national staffing shortages.
Kroger said the specialty pharmacy business is separate from its in-store retail pharmacies and The Little Clinics, which are not included in the proposed sale.
Senate Enrolled Act 8 is part of a sweeping effort this year by the Indiana General Assembly to bring down the cost of health care across the state, where prices are among the highest in the country.
Indiana lawmakers have attempted to regulate the industry, but their regulations haven’t really taken hold.
The consumer protection agency said Tuesday that that it will order the nation’s largest PBMs to provide a range of information and records detailing how they do business.
The suit accuses the companies of raising insulin sticker prices by more than 150 percent over five years, forcing diabetics to forgo the drug, take less insulin than needed or use expired versions
The dispute between the world’s largest retail chain and the prominent pharmacy-benefits manager could roil the business of filling prescriptions.
Brian Griffin, the leader of Anthem’s new PBM, IngenioRx, quit on May 8 with no warning to become CEO of Michigan-based Diplomat Pharmacy. Now Anthem is scrambling to adjust.
