Congressmen Question FTC Chairman on PBM Mega-Merger during Hearing
3/6/2012 9:08 AM
In Monday's hearing of the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, U.S. Reps. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) and Steve Womack (R-AR) voiced concerns about the proposed Express Scripts and Medco mega-merger, and questioned Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch on the controversial deal's impacts on pharmacy patient care.
Rep. Womack focused in particular on ramifications for military families and veterans in the TRICARE program.