The Santa Fe New Mexican

Express Scripts to limit opioids; doctors concerned

ST. LOUIS — The nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager will soon limit the number and strength of opioid drugs prescribed to first-time users as part of a wide-ranging effort to curb an epidemic ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Express Scripts turns to AbbVie in huge hepatitis C deal

The nation’s largest pharmacy benefits manager is throwing its weight into a fight over the high cost of treating hepatitis C, saying it will cover a new drug from AbbVie while pulling back on more ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Express Scripts says hepatitis C price war to save billions

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Express Scripts Research & New Solutions lab in St. Louis County. Photo by Stephanie S. Cordle, [email protected] NEW ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Express Scripts, CVS limit options for hepatitis C patients in price deals

This is the value companies such as Express Scripts and CVS bring to the market, said Vishnu Lekraj, an analyst with Morningstar. Without them, “I guarantee pharmacy pricing in the U.S. would ...
Eagle-Tribune

Express Scripts to buy WellPoint units for $4.68B

NEW YORK (AP) — Prescription benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. said Monday it is buying health insurer WellPoint Inc.'s NextRX pharmaceutical benefit management subsidiaries for just under $4.68 ...