A lawyer for the employers predicts that discovery will show that collusion between drugmakers and PBMs had a significant impact on his clients' costs.

CVS, Cigna and UnitedHealth are firing back at the FTC in the wake of an administrative complaint the agency filed in September accusing their PBMs of artificially inflating insulin prices through a process it likened to "bribes."

The IRS has expanded the list of preventive care benefits for high-deductible health plans allowing for coverage without meeting deductibles and enabling tax deductions and reimbursements through health accounts.<br/>

Texas is the latest state to join the legal fight with drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers over the cost of insulin, which has increased 1,000% over the last decade, said AG Ken Paxton.