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Internal Documents Show CVS Adopted an HIV Prescription Drug Mail-Order Program to Increase Revenue Despite Health Risks According to the Lawsuit

, /PRNewswire/ — CVS was aware of the threat its prescription drug mail-order program posed to individuals living with HIV yet still chose to implement the program in order to increase its revenue, according to a legal brief to certify the case as a class action filed in federal court on Friday afternoon.

Download the legal brief here.

According to evidence submitted with the brief, “Defendants admit that the Program was designed to limit member choice and increase revenue by up to $69 million by preventing ‘leakage’ of HIV/AIDS Medications, the euphemism Defendants used to describe their loss of revenue . . . when [prior to the mail-order program] a member could purchase HIV/AIDS Medications from non-CVS pharmacies.”

The lawsuit allegesthat the CVS drug program is discriminatory and cuts off access to knowledgeable …