Bipartisan Health Care Package

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PBM reform legislation

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Lawmakers seek to rein in PBMs as part of spending bill’s sweeping health deal

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Package includes PBM industry reforms, extensions of Medicare telehealth flexibilities, reauthorizations of legislation to prevent pandemics and address the opioid crisis.

The inclusion of more than 500 pages of health provisions in a spending bill will likely infuriate some conservatives.

The package includes a ban on linking PBM compensation to a drug’s Medicare list price.

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