Pharmacy benefit management giant Express Scripts unveiled several steps it's taking to boost transparency and mitigate high costs members may face. The PBM said in an announcement that about 80% ...

Express Scripts — the largest pharmacy benefit manager in the U.S. — released its 2016 Drug Trend Report showing prescription drug spending slowed for its members last year.

Kroger has inked a new deal giving more than 100 million Express Scripts members access to the grocery chain’s pharmacies, the companies announced Wednesday. The agreement applies immediately to ...

The two have mended fences after a nasty contract dispute in 2022 caused Kroger pharmacies to go out of network with Express Scripts’ members.

St. Louis-based Express Scripts is a major operator whose return to the Kroger Health system is expected to positively impact the supermarket company's results.

But how is Express Scripts able to force this change? And what is a PBM? A PBM is like a "middleman" for drug manufacturers, insurance companies, consumers and pharmacies.