The court found that the agreements the pharmacies had entered into with Express Scripts allowed it to purse mail-order prescription arrangments with consumers without breaching their contract. (Photo: Shutterstock)
An Eighth Circuit Court gave Express Scripts and its mail-order pharmacy program a win this week when it upheld a district court ruling dismissing allegations that the pharmacy benefits manager was taking advantage of its role as a pharmacy benefits manager to switch consumers to its mail-order pharmacy program without the consent of either the pharmacy or consumer.
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Emily Payne
Emily Payne is director, content analytics for ALM's Business & Finance Markets and former managing editor for BenefitsPRO. A Wisconsin native, she has spent the past decade writing and editing for various athletic and fitness publications. She holds an English degree and Business certificate from the University of Wisconsin.
