Kasich team’s CVS ties questioned amid pharmacy benefit manager inquiry
The administration of Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been less than forthcoming about critical aspects of CVS’s business with the state as the pharmacy giant faces scrutiny over its Medicaid-related operations.
Possible conflicts of interest between the Kasich administration and CVS are fueling skepticism over whether Ohioans will see changes in a Medicaid setup that gives the national pharmacy company up to six times its actual cost of providing prescription drugs to Ohio’s poor and disabled.
The relationships are shrouded in secrecy — in part because of confidentiality laws and in part because the administration of Gov. John Kasich has been less than forthcoming about critical aspects of CVS’s business with the state.
The concerns are heightened because Medicaid officials withheld key information from state legislators about CVS costs and displayed a reluctance to make substantive changes to a system that many lawmakers and pharmacists say is a ripoff of taxpayers.
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