Kentucky attorney general targets another big pharmacy benefit manager in opioid-related lawsuit
Kentucky’s attorney general has expanded an opioid-related lawsuit to target another pharmacy benefit manager
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general has expanded an opioid-related lawsuit to target another big pharmacy benefit manager that he claims contributed to the state's deadly addiction crisis.
OptumRx has been added as a new defendant in the suit that was filed two months ago, Attorney General Russell Coleman said Tuesday. His claims against Optum and its affiliated organizations are similar to those initially made against Express Scripts, which remains a defendant in the case.
The Republican attorney general accused Optum of playing a central role in what he called the reckless promotion, dispensing and oversupply of opioids. OptumRx controls a pharmacy network consisting of about 67,000 retail pharmacy locations nationwide, the suit said.
Kentucky was ravaged by the addiction crisis, resulting in some of the nation’s highest overdose death rates.
