US House panel to hold hearing with pharmacy benefit managers on
healthcare costs
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[July 17, 2024]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives
oversight panel said on Tuesday it will hold a hearing with executives
from U.S. pharmacy benefit managers on the role of the firms in rising
healthcare costs.
The hearing will include Adam Kautzner, president of Evernorth Care
Management and Express Scripts; David Joyner, executive vice president
of CVS Health and president of CVS Caremark; and Patrick Conway, CEO of
OptumRx, the panel's chair, Representative James Comer, a Republican,
said in a statement.
The hearing is set for July 23.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by
Leslie Adler)
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