Pharmacy
The AG wants a restraining order against marketing Tylenol as safe during pregnancy and stop a dividend payout.
States are asked to send letters of intent to apply for the GENEROUS model that launches in 2026.
The initiative has generated $4.7 million in member savings since its inception.
For those paying the full cost of medications, the new model will reduce the monthly cost for brand-name prescriptions by an average of 30%, Cigna says.
The company recently partnered with UW Medicine and Alaska Airlines to move specialty medications from Seattle to Spokane, shortening the route, reducing time and packaging for home deliveries, says CEO Amit Gir.
The new estimate is $3.7 billion higher than the agency's previous projections, CBO says.
Manufacturer EMD Serono is engaged by the Trump administration to bring the price of the medicine down by 84%.
Nationwide, there are inconsistencies in beneficiaries’ ability to afford care, access doctors, meet prior authorization requirements and avoid unnecessary hospitalizations.
The bill requires PBMs to be licensed and end the practice of spread pricing, among other requirements.
The drugmaker will sell medications to Medicaid at most favored nation prices, the administration says.