Florida is launching an investigation into CVS Health and its pharmacy benefit manager Caremark, in the latest state crackdown on drug middlemen for allegedly driving up the cost of medications. The probe will examine claims of anticompetitive conduct, including whether the healthcare giant steers patients toward its own pharmacies at the expense of independent operators, reimburses affiliated stores more than other pharmacies for the same prescriptions and imposes burdensome audits on small pharmacies, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said.
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