Washington, D.C.) — The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released the following statement from JC Scott, President and CEO of PCMA:

“On behalf of PCMA, we are deeply saddened by the passing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare. During this difficult time, our thoughts, prayers, and support are with our colleagues at PCMA member OptumRx, the entire UnitedHealth team, and the Thompson family.”

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PCMA is the national association representing America’s pharmacy benefit companies. Pharmacy benefit companies are working every day to secure savings, enable better health outcomes, and support access to quality prescription drug coverage for more than 275 million patients.