Express Scripts news and trends

GoodRx Leads Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps for Sixth Straight Month
Prescriptions // January 29, 2024

During flu season, you want to be on top of your strategy on how to quickly get better if you’re sick. Each month, PYMNTS tracks the most popular mobile apps in the prescription space for the Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps. By observing app use...

GoodRx Dominates in Latest Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps
Mobile Applications // December 15, 2023

Whether you’re looking for some relief from a stubborn headache or some vitamins to maintain your wellbeing, a good prescription app will get you what you need. In the latest edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps, we rank the best apps on the market...

GoodRx Holds Top Seat in Provider Rankings of Prescription Apps
Prescriptions // November 20, 2023

Flu season is in full swing, and it can be hard to navigate life through the fog of exhaustion. Fortunately, technology can help. With PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Prescription Apps, you can get your medicine with a little bit more ease. Here’s the list of...

GoodRx Keeps Top Spot in Latest Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps
Mobile Applications // October 18, 2023

In this edition of the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps we see few movements. OptumRx climbs into our top 5 position where CVS Caremark is doing the opposite, falling down the rankings. Rite Aid Pharmacy is up three rankings, but can it keep climbing? Well see...

Quick Reads
GoodRx and CVS Sued for Suppressing Pharmacy Reimbursement

November 05, 2024
Smaller pharmacies are accusing GoodRx and CVS of colluding to suppress generic prescription drug reimbursements. As Reuters reported Tuesday (Nov. 5), drug coupon aggregator GoodRx and a pair of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) — CVS’s Caremark unit and Express Scripts — have all been named in at least three lawsuits by independent pharmacies. PBMs, the report notes, negotiate the cost of prescription drugs between insurance […]

NY Regulator Wants to Rein in ‘Abusive’ Prescription Drug Pricing

August 16, 2023
New York’s financial regulator wants to regulate the companies that help set prescription drug costs. The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced Wednesday (Aug. 16) that it had...

Amazon’s Move Into RX Seems Likely

December 01, 2017
Amazon has held preliminary talks with generic drug makers about the company’s potential entry into the pharmacy space. According to news from CNBC, sources familiar with the matter said the conversations,...

Anthem, CVS Strike Deal On New Pharmacy Benefits Manager

October 19, 2017
Health benefits company Anthem announced Wednesday (Oct. 18) it is launching a new pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) called IngenioRx. In a company press release, Anthem said IngenioRx will begin offering a...