The Martin-Tipton Pharmacy in Amarillo, Texas, is one of 22 defendant pharmacies in Texas disputing OptumRx’s reimbursement practices. Credit: Google.
A group of independent Texas pharmacies are awaiting word from the state Multi-District Litigation Panel on whether it will agree to consolidate 18 lawsuits filed by pharmacy benefit manager OptumRx to compel arbitration.
The OptumRx lawsuits were filed in 16 counties against 22 defendants in predominantly small, rural communities during the March-June period. They follow a pattern that has played out in states across the nation, where independent pharmacies have protested OptumRx’s reimbursement practices.
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