On April 28, 2025, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office filed a groundbreaking antitrust lawsuit in federal court against Express Scripts, Inc., Evernorth Health, Inc., and Prime Therapeutics LLC, alleging a long-running conspiracy to fix pharmacy reimbursement rates, eliminate competition in the retail pharmacy services market, and drive independent pharmacies out of business. The complaint meticulously documents an alleged illicit horizontal agreement—referred to as the “Prime-ESI Agreement”—that has reshaped the state’s prescription drug marketplace to the detriment of pharmacies, plan sponsors, and patients alike.  Read more here: https://www.bipc.com/a-blueprint-for-action-michigans-lawsuit-against-express-scripts-and-prime-therapeutics-signals-a-turning-point-for-independent-pharmacies-plan-sponsor-patients-and-state-enforcement