Medicare’s first negotiated prescription drug prices took effect in January 2026, lowering costs on 10 widely used medications under the Inflation Reduction Act. These price changes are expected to ...

With its roots in health insurance and the late 2018 merger with top-tier pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts (now called Evernorth), Cigna provides healthcare-related services through ...

Cigna (CI) stock gains as the company reports better-than-expected Q1 2026 financials and increases its full-year earnings outlook. Read more here.

Bipartisan lawmakers have introduced the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act of 2026, aiming to curb prior authorization delays and align private plan rules with traditional Medicare. The move comes ...

Tennessee's SB2040 bill aims to stop PBMs from owning pharmacies. Is it a free-market move or a harm to the consumer?

Express Scripts agreed to pay a $1.5 million administrative penalty and implement corrective actions following an investigation by the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner. Between May ...

The Trump administration announced that the company, a pharmacy benefit manager, had agreed to make significant changes to its practices. By Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson The reporters have ...

Hartig Drug will not accept WellCare Medicare Part D plans administered by Express Scripts starting Jan. 1, 2026, according to a letter sent out to customers on Sept. 27.

A 60-year-old, family-owned independent pharmacy with six locations across Somerset, Cambria and Westmoreland counties is asking the community for its help as it works to stay in the Express Scripts ...

Two of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States are suing the Arkansas Board of Pharmacy to stop a new law that prohibits the drug middlemen from owning pharmacies in the state, ...

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...