CVS, United Health suing Ohio to protect PBM information

CVS Caremark and OptumRx pharmacy benefit managers are battling with the state of Ohio over efforts to reveal information tied to Medicaid contracts that the state believes should be public knowledge, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. A heavily redacted version of a 2018 report into reimbursement rates was made public and showed overcharges that cost Ohio $224 million. The PBM units of CVS Health Inc. and UnitedHealth Group Inc. are now suing to keep a full, unredacted report from being released.