UnitedHealth's Optum Rx sues California over PBM law

By Allison Bell

News May 13, 2026 at 03:59 PM

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California enacted a PBM law without an exclusion for ERISA plans.
Optum Rx says the California PBM law clearly violates the ERISA preemption principles.
A PBM group says the California law will increase employer plan costs by $1,800 per participant per year.

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