FTC halts lawsuit against PBMs after Trump fires commissioners, WSJ says

This week, the Federal Trade Commission halted its lawsuit against pharmacy-benefit managers CVS Caremark (CVS), Express Scripts (CI), and Optum (UNH) over insulin prices after President Donald Trump fired two of the agency’s commissioners, the Wall Street Journal’s Dave Michaels and Joseph Walker report. The agency said it needs to pause the litigation because no current commissioners can participate in the case, the authors note.

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