WASHINGTON -- A coalition of consumer groups came out this month against the merger of Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions Inc., joining an increasing number of federal lawmakers questioning the deal.
The coalition, including U.S. PIRG, the Consumer Federation of America, the National Consumers League and others, argues that the merger will diminish health care plans' safeguards for consumers.
"Health plans have distinctly different interests and thus have not been adequate protectors of consumer concerns," the group wrote to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz. "This merger will create a dominant PBM with the market power and leverage to …
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