It's just over a week since pharmacy benefit managers CVS and Express Scripts sued the state of Arkansas over a new ...

CVS Health's pharmacy benefit manager unit must pay the U.S. government $95 million after a federal judge found it ...

So, we can verify that no, CVS pharmacies in Arkansas are not closing anytime soon, but unless the law is blocked or changed, the company will be forced to sell or close those 23 locations by ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — CVS Health has filed a lawsuit to block a new Arkansas law that the company said will shut down 23 CVS pharmacy locations in Arkansas by January 1, 2026.

CVS fought hard against the bill, mounting an aggressive PR campaign and saying the company’s 23 retail locations in Arkansas could be forced to close if it were signed into law.

A Louisiana bill that died in the Senate would have prevented CVS from operating in the state as a pharmacy while also owning ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, challenging ...

The lawsuits. In their separate lawsuits against Act 624, CVS Health and Express Scripts both argue that the new law is intended to protect in-state pharmacy businesses, which they argue charge ...

CVS said it is reviewing its options for its 23 pharmacies in Arkansas, which all remain open for now. Updated 5/27/25 at 1:54 p.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from John Vinson.

CVS and Cigna have filed two separate lawsuits seeking to overturn Arkansas’ new law, which bans pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in the state, from going into effect ...

CVS sues Arkansas over new pharmacy law, claiming it unfairly favors Walmart. The company argues the act is unconstitutional and anti-competitive.

CVS and Express Scripts asked a federal judge on Thursday to block a law prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers from owning or operating pharmacies in Arkansas, challenging the first such ...