Pharmacy benefit managers are taking states to court over laws that limit or ban core aspects of their business models. CVS Caremark parent company CVS Health and Express Scripts parent company Cigna are battling statutes in Arkansas and Oklahoma, several states implemented new laws this year, and more are considering legislation. The outcome of these lawsuits and a case Cigna brought against Minnesota last year could determine the future of state PBM regulation depending on whether courts rule that federal laws preempt state policies. At the same time, the sweeping tax-and-spending-cuts bill speeding through the Republican-led Congress could introduce tougher national laws.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/cvs-health-cigna-pbm-laws-reaction