“We allege that Visa has unlawfully amassed the power to extract fees that far exceed what it could charge in a competitive market,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
In a lawsuit, the FTC accused Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts of creating "a broken rebate system that inflated insulin drug prices, boosting PBM (prescription drug benefit managers) profits at the expense of vulnerable patients."
Franchisees have been voting on extending the value meal in their local markets, and roughly 80% of local markets have opted to extend the deal into December.