UnitedHealth and CVS Caremark are calling on a federal judge to disqualify Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and two other commissioners from the agency’s lawsuit against the country’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).



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CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna ask FTC's Khan to disqualify herself from insulin case

CVS Health , UnitedHealth Group and Cigna have asked U.S. Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan and commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya to disqualify themselves from an FTC lawsuit that has accused the companies of unlawfully inflating insulin prices.

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The companies argue the commissioners have "a lengthy track record of making public statements that indicate serious bias" against pharmacy benefit managers.

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CVS, UnitedHealth say FTC should take Lina Khan and two commissioners off drug middlemen case

UnitedHealth and CVS Caremark are seeking to disqualify a trio of FTC commissioners from a lawsuit against the country's largest PBMs due to being biased against the businesses.

CVS, UnitedHealth press for FTC Chair Khan to be removed from PBM lawsuit

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In September, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a formal complaint against three major pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—CVS Health Inc’s (NYSE:CVS) Caremark, Cigna Corp’s (NYSE:CI) Express Scripts, and UnitedHealth Group Inc’s (NYSE:UNH) Optum—for allegedly engaging in unfair and anti-competitive practices that have inflated the list price of insulin medications. The complaint accuses the PBMs of creating a system that benefits them finan…

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CVS, UnitedHealth Request FTC Chair Recusal Amid Ongoing Pharmacy Benefit Managers Lawsuit


UnitedHealth Group and CVS Health are asking FTC commissioners to recuse themselves from a case against pharmacy benefit managers due to alleged bias.

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UnitedHealth, CVS, Cigna accuse FTC Chair Khan of 'serious bias' against PBMs

CVS (CVS) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) on Tuesday demanded that Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan and two other commissioners recuse themselves from the agency’s lawsuit against the companies, accusing them of “blatant bias.”Read more...

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CVS and UnitedHealth want FTC Chair Lina Khan to recuse herself from a case over insulin prices

The legal effort from UnitedHealth, CVS, and Cigna is an escalation in the PBMs' campaign to undermine Khan and the FTC investigation.

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Major PBMs ask judge to remove Lina Khan from FTC’s insulin-price lawsuit

FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images    
CVS Health, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna are demanding Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and two other commissioners recuse themselves from…

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CVS, UnitedHealth, Cigna say FTC should take Lina Khan and two commissioners off drug middlemen case

Major pharmacy benefit manager owners are calling on a Federal Trade Commission administrative judge to disqualify three Democratic FTC commissioners from the agency's in-house lawsuit accusing them of artificially inflating insulin prices, arguing that the commissioners have repeatedly vilified PBMs and prejudged the proceeding.

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CVS, United Health Seek Removal Of FTC's Khan In PBM Case

FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing titled “Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the Federal Trade Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images    
CVS Health and UnitedHealth Group are demanding Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and two other commissioners recuse themselves from a suit…

CVS, UnitedHealth press for FTC Chair Khan to be removed from PBM lawsuit

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