Report: BWC Lawsuit Against OptumRx Postponed

Wednesday, December 9, 2020 | 0

The trial in a lawsuit in which OptumRx is accused of overcharging the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation for prescription drugs was postponed to Nov. 1, 2021, according to a report by the Ohio Capital Journal.

Trial was originally scheduled to start in March 2020, according to the Journal.

The BWC in March 2019 filed a complaint alleging Optum overcharged it by $16 million between 2015 and 2019.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost reportedly hinted at additional lawsuits against other pharmacy benefit managers.

A spokesperson for Optum in February said the BWC’s allegations are without merit.