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Multibillion dollar settlement could mean you pay less for your prescriptions
By Justin Gray at WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 15, 2026
· 3 min read
Federal regulators say a new settlement with one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers could lead to lower prescription drug costs for consumers and save patients billions of dollars over the next decade.The Federal Trade Commission announced a multibillion-dollar settlement with CVS...
Key takeaway [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]The three PBMs targeted by the FTC, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum Rx, collectively manage roughly 80% of prescriptions filled in the United States.
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Category: government ·
Published: July 15, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 3 min
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What is this story about? Federal regulators say a new settlement with one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers could lead to lower prescription drug costs for consumers and save patients billions of dollars over the next decade.The Federal Trade Commission announced a multibillion-dollar settlement with CVS...
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