Category: Pharma, Finance, Payers, Life Sciences, Business, Care

Walgreens pays $100 million to settle class action drug case 

Walgreens is paying $100 million to settle a seven-year old class action lawsuit alleging the company inflated drug prices.
Walgreens denies wrongdoing.
The class action suit, Russo v. Walgreens Co., dragged out over seven years in “hard-fought litigat…

Prescription drug spending grew even after rebates

Speaking to a lack of transparency in pharmaceutical pricing, a new Health Affairs study has found that, over time, out-of-pocket drug prices for consumers have grown more quickly than those encountered by insurers.