Arkansas sues 2 pharmacy benefit managers, accusing them of fueling opioid epidemic in state
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state.
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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against two pharmacy benefit managers for their "roles as a cause of the opioid epidemic in Arkansas," according to a news release.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday sued two pharmacy benefit managers that oversee coverage for insurers, employers and other large clients, accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis in the state.
“For at least the last two decades, defendants had a central role in facilitating the oversupply of opioids,” the lawsuit says. “Defendants ignored the necessary safeguards in order to ensure increased opioid prescriptions and sales.”
