Dive Brief:

The top lobby for pharmacy benefit managers has named Adam Kautzner, the head of major PBM Express Scripts, as chair of its board.

As board chair, Kautzner will oversee the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association’s strategy, including defense of the drug middlemen amid growing scrutiny of their role in rising drug costs.

The PCMA has also created a new council to represent its mid-market clients, a segment of its membership that’s been growing, the lobby said Tuesday. The council will be represented by a new seat on the PCMA’s board to be held by Jeff Park, president of drug pricing platform Waltz Health.

Dive Insight:

Kautzner is president of Cigna-owned Express Scripts, the largest PBM in the U.S. overseeing pharmacy benefits for more than 118 million people last

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