Attorneys General Urge PBMs to Curb Prescription Opioid Use

A bipartisan group of attorneys general from across the country has sent letters to 15 pharmacy benefit management companies, urging them to implement programs to reduce prescription opioid abuse. The attorneys general also sent a letter to the president and chief executive officer of CVS Health Corp., applauding the company's recent program that automatically enrolled all commercial, health plan, employer and Medicaid clients in an opioid abuse mitigation program. The letters ask PBMs to adopt measures including a seven-day limit on the supply of opioids dispensed for certain acute cond...