18 March 2019 - Ohio’s attorney general on Monday said he had filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc’s OptumRx unit, saying the pharmacy benefit manager had overcharged the state nearly $16 million for prescription drugs.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s lawsuit followed a probe into the extent pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) like OptumRx had engaged in pricing practices that resulted in the state overpaying for drugs for people covered by state health programs.

The probe, begun under Gov. Mike DeWine before he left his position of attorney general earlier this year, came amid public concerns about skyrocketing drug prices and the role that PBMs as pharmacy middlemen play in contributing to the costs.

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