Louisiana will settle two lawsuits with CVS in dispute over prescription drug prices

Louisiana will settle two lawsuits with CVS in dispute over prescription drug prices

Louisiana has agreed to settle two lawsuits against CVS Health that were filed earlier this year over the company’s treatment of independent pharmacies and its general business practices, court records show.

CVS, Louisiana settle dispute over pharmacy benefits; details not announced

BATON ROUGE — The state of Louisiana agreed to settle a pair of lawsuits against CVS Health.A federal judge in Lafayette this week dismissed claims without prejudice, which means they could be filed again. U.S. District Judge David C. Joseph also adopted a magistrate's recommendation that the matter not be sent back to a state court, where it was initially filed this past summer.Last month, Joseph had given the state three weeks to respond to CV…