1.0MedCity Newshttps://medcitynews.comMarissa Plesciahttps://medcitynews.com/author/mplescia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Jtzw8Rj3ng"><a href="https://medcitynews.com/2025/06/cvs-express-scripts-pbm-arkansas/">Why CVS, Express Scripts Are Suing Over the Arkansas PBM Law</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://medcitynews.com/2025/06/cvs-express-scripts-pbm-arkansas/embed/#?secret=Jtzw8Rj3ng" width="600" height="338" title="“Why CVS, Express Scripts Are Suing Over the Arkansas PBM Law” — MedCity News" data-secret="Jtzw8Rj3ng" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://medcitynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/05/GettyImages-1026909904.jpg724483Arkansas became the first state to pass a law banning pharmacy benefit managers from owning pharmacies, aiming to curb their market power and reduce drug costs. But major PBMs like CVS and Express Scripts are suing, claiming the law is unconstitutional.