In the Oct. 13 class action lawsuit, plaintiffs claimed the Bloomfield, Conn.-based insurer required pharmacies in network with Cigna to overcharge its members for prescription drugs. The complaint argued the insurer then pocketed the overpayments, in some cases Cigna keeping $18 for a prescription that cost the insurer $2 and the patient $20.
The allegations come a week after customers sued Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare over high prescription drug co-pays.
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