J&J sues Cigna units, accusing them of exploiting patient assistance funds
The lawsuit alleges that Cigna worked with a drug-benefit middleman to drain J&J financial-assistance funds.
By Lucy Peterson |
December 19, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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Johnson & Johnson.
According to a recently unsealed lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court – Johnson & Johnson has sued two divisions of health insurer, Cigna. The lawsuit alleges that Cigna worked with a drug-benefit middleman to drain J&J financial-assistance funds that were put aside for patients taking their more costly drugs, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Earlier in 2022 J&J took similar steps while initiating litigation against the middleman group, SaveOnSP LLC – expanding upon long-lasting tensions over the price of drugs, amongst manufacturers, insurers, pharmacy benefits managers and others.
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