These days, every major health insurer just has to have its own pharmacy unit. And those that don't are apparently willing to go quite the length to get to that happy place.
UnitedHealth Group has its own in-house pharmacy benefit manager, OptumRx, and ostensibly enjoys the benefits of that close relationship. Now, reports Forbes, Anthem wants one, too. The problem? It has a contract with an outside vendor, Express Scripts, through 2019.
What to do? Dump 'em, what else. Anthem is already in a legal dispute with Scripts, charging the vendor with price gouging. But, as Forbes notes, Anthem wants more form the federal suit than money back: It wants a divorce.
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Dan Cook
Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.
