BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana has settled two federal lawsuits against CVS Health Corporation and its pharmacy benefit manager subsidiary Caremark PCS Health LLC over allegations the companies engaged in unfair business practices that harmed independent pharmacies and increased prescription drug costs.

U.S. District Judge David C. Joseph signed dismissal orders Tuesday for both cases, which were filed in state court in June before being moved to federal court. The terms of the settlements were not disclosed in court documents.

The state had accused Caremark of systematically under-reimbursing independent Louisiana pharmacies while directing patients to CVS-owned facilities. Louisiana also alleged the company engaged in “spread pricing,” keeping the difference between what it charge

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