Another reason layoffs are coming, aside from anti-vaxxers finally getting the well-deserved boot:
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/centene-pay-137m-settle-pbm-allegations-new-mexico
The insurer set aside $1.1 billion to address a series of similar allegations in multiple states, with the settlement in New Mexico the sixth such arrangement in the string of cases.
The settlements include $56 million in two installments to Illinois and $15.2 million to Arkansas. Centene will also pay more than $27 million to settle PBM allegations in Kansas.
In addition to the settlement with Centene, Balderas' office said it will investigate other PBMs operating in the state's Medicaid program following the Federal Trade Commission's decision last week to investigate the industry's largest companies.