Audits

Health Law Alliance successfully reversed Optum’s termination of a Texas pharmacy from its network, protecting the pharmacy from severe financial and reputational damage. Our healthcare attorneys used strategic legal expertise and negotiations to overturn the decision, ensuring the pharmacy could continue serving patients. This victory highlights our dedication to strong advocacy and proven results.

This article explains arbitration clauses in Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) network agreements, outlining when these clauses can be enforced and how they affect dispute resolution for pharmacies.

Health Law Alliance is pleased to announce that Optum recently agreed to reverse its network termination of a Texas pharmacy client despite significant claim discrepancies based on inventory shortages, patient denials, and other alleged violations of the terms and conditions of the Provider Manual and network enrollment agreements.

Health Law Alliance's lawsuit against Optum has resulted in the immediate release of hundreds of thousands of dollars in reimbursement that Optum unlawfully refused to release to our client prior to being sued.

Health Law Alliance's Anthony Mahajan is pleased to announce the complete dismissal of a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government against a cancer care provider for the submission of false Medicare claims for oncology drugs.

Health Law Alliance announces the filing of an emergency lawsuit in federal court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, to stop Optum's termination of an independent pharmacy that dispensed medications on telemedicine prescriptions and force Optum to comply with federal and state "prompt payment" laws that prohibit withholding of reimbursement.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to sue the top Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) for anti-competitive practices, including influencing drug prices and favoring their own networks, which disadvantage independent pharmacies and raise prescription drug costs.

Health Law Alliance has successfully challenged Optum Rx's termination decisions for numerous pharmacies, ensuring they can continue to operate and serve their communities. These victories highlight the firm's expertise in healthcare law and its dedication to protecting pharmacy clients from unjust PBM actions.