CVS pharmacy and convenience store in Baltimore, MD. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

Aetna, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy and other defendants were hit with an antitrust class action on Sept. 26, accusing CVS Caremark of denying independent pharmacies access to its network of Medicare Part D beneficiaries unless the pharmacies agree to pay exorbitant fees. This comes as CVS and other pharmacy benefit managers are facing pushback from Congress over the business practices.

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