Express Scripts Sues FTC Over July Drug Pricing Report in St. Louis

Sep 20, 2024, 04:02 PM

Cigna's Express Scripts has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a recent report that criticizes pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for allegedly inflating drug prices. The lawsuit, which calls the report defamatory, demands that the FTC retract the report and seeks to prevent FTC Chair Lina Khan from participating in any actions related to Express Scripts. The FTC's report, released in July, accuses PBMs of raising drug costs, a claim that Express Scripts contests as misleading and biased. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in St. Louis.