Becker's Healthcare February 17, 2023
Paige Twenter

The National Community Pharmacists Association hailed the Senate Judiciary Committee for its decision to greenlight two bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers.

On Feb. 16, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation evaluated the PBM Transparency Act, and “reports indicate that a vote will follow in the coming weeks,” the NCPA said. The organization also praised the Senate’s progress on the Prescription Pricing for the People Act, another bill aimed at the drug-pricing middlemen who work between payers and drug companies.

“The higher prescription drug costs go, the higher PBM profits go,”...

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