HAMILTON INSULIN LAWSUIT 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, ONE COUNTY HAS FILED A FEDERAL RACKETEERING LAWSUIT AGAINST MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS AND PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS ALLEGING PRICE FIXING. O-N-N'S BREANA ALBIZU HAS DETAILS...
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YESTERDAY (TUESDAY), HAMILTON COUNTY FILED A FEDERAL RICO LAWSUIT AGAINST ELI (EE-LIE) LILLY, NOVO NORDISK, SANOFI, CVS CAREMARK, EXPRESS SCRIPTS AND OPTUM R-X. THE COUNTY CLAIMS THE MANUFACTURERS AND P-B-M'S ENGAGING IN ILLEGAL PRICE FIXING DATING BACK TO 2003 AND THAT FROM 2023 TO 2025, DIABETES MEDICATIONS WERE THE HIGHEST COST FOR COUNTY HEALTH PLAN MEMBERS WITH A TOTAL FOR THE 8,800 PLAN MEMBERS OF ALMOST $13 MILLION DOLLARS. THE LAWSUIT SEEKS BOTH FINANCIAL DAMAGES AND A COURT ORDERED IMMEDIATE HALT TO THE PRICING PRACTICES MENTIONED.