Chickasaw Nation v. CVS Caremark, LLC et al

  1. May 06, 2024

    Chickasaw Can't Reopen Optum Prescription Payback Suit

    An Oklahoma federal judge has denied a bid by the Chickasaw Nation to reopen its lawsuit over prescription reimbursement claims, ruling that the tribe has not met its burden of showing that provider UnitedHealth Group's Optum waived its right to arbitration.

  2. November 21, 2023

    Chickasaw Seek Movement From Optum In Rx Payback Suit

    The Chickasaw Nation has alleged a pharmacy benefit management company is using a 14-month stay to essentially kill the tribe's lawsuit over prescription reimbursement claims.

  3. November 08, 2023

    Pharmacies Fight Tribe's Bid To Lift Stay In Payback Dispute

    CVS Caremark LLC and United Healthcare Group Inc. are asking an Oklahoma federal district court judge to keep a 14-month stay in place in a dispute with the Chickasaw Nation over prescription reimbursement claims, saying the tribe identifies no new facts or legal authorities to support lifting the pause.

  4. October 03, 2022

    Chickasaw Suit For Rx Payback Halted For Arbitration

    An Oklahoma federal judge has stayed the Chickasaw Nation's suit alleging that CVS Caremark and UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s pharmacy benefit programs illegally denied claims for reimbursement on tribe members' prescriptions, agreeing with the Ninth Circuit that it is up to an arbitrator to first decide if the claims should be resolved through arbitration.

  5. July 12, 2021

    Chickasaw Push Back On Arbitration Ruling In Drug Dispute

    The Chickasaw Nation urged an Oklahoma federal court on Monday to rule that the tribe doesn't have to arbitrate its claims against CVS Caremark and United Healthcare over prescription drug reimbursement, despite an Arizona judge's recent decision to the contrary.

  6. May 05, 2021

    Chickasaw Nation Says CVS Misframes Drug Repayment Suit

    The Chickasaw Nation has urged an Oklahoma federal judge not to force arbitration for its claims that CVS, Aetna and United Healthcare are not reimbursing the tribe's pharmacies and medical centers for prescription drug claims from tribal members.

  7. April 05, 2021

    CVS Wants Tribe To Arbitrate Prescription Reimbursement Suit

    CVS Caremark and Aetna are seeking to force arbitration with the Chickasaw Nation over allegations that the tribe's pharmacies and medical centers aren't being reimbursed for prescription drug claims made by tribal members.