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New bipartisan legislation would force insurers, PBMs to sell pharmacy businesses
The PBM Act would make companies like CVS and UnitedHealth that own health insurers or PBMs sell pharmacy assets. It would help independent pharmacies, but may not help patients, according to one ...
Healthcare stocks fall as lawmakers push for bill to break up drug middlemen
CVS Health's Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group's Optum control the majority of pharmacy benefit ...
CVS Might Just Be the Last Drugstore Stock. Should It Be Broken Up?
The pharmacy stock would stand by itself if Walgreens goes private. Wall Street weighs in on the worth of the company’s parts ...
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Warren, Hawley propose PBM Act to break up CVS, UnitedHealth
Legislation from Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) would transform conglomerates such as UnitedHealth ...
UnitedHealth, rival shares tumble as lawmakers push to break up drug middlemen
Pharmacy benefit managers have previously come under scrutiny for their influence over prescription drug prices.
Bipartisan group to push for break up of pharmacy-benefit managers - WSJ
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is expected to introduce legislation to break up pharmacy-benefit managers. Sen. Elizabeth ...
What the Options Market Tells Us About CVS Health
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 55% leaning bullish and 44% bearish. Among these notable options, 6 are puts, totaling $904,367, and 3 are calls, amounting to ...