CIGNA headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut The lawsuit cites numerous alleged examples of the defendants and their agents taking clawback and/or so-called spread payments thousands of times each day from pharmacies across the country. (CIGNA headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Photo, Michael Nagle.)

A federal judge in Connecticut has denied most of Cigna Health and Life Insurance’s claims in its request to dismiss a lawsuit which alleges it artificially inflated prescription drug costs in violation of the health insurance policies of its clients.

The Monday ruling by U.S. District Judge Warren Eginton means the class-action lawsuit against both Cigna and OptumRx Inc. will move forward. The insurance giant hired OptumRx as its pharmacy benefits manager to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Cigna and the Cigna network.

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