Douglas Hoey, said in a statement, “PBM reform would rein in the big health insurance lobby, save taxpayers $5 billion, and throw a lifeline to the thousands of small, family-owned pharmacies ...

House Republicans have abandoned language to rein in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry from a new government funding bill released late Thursday. Leaders earlier this week agreed to PBM ...

Based on conversations with industry expects, the Act, while incremental, does not include any adverse new ideas that would materially harm PBM profits, and the text allows enough room and time ...

Ron Wyden says Elon Musk, an advisor to President Donald Trump who's on track to lead a new Department of Government Efficiency, pushed the PBM provisions out of the package. The new American ...

“PBM tactics inflate American’s prescription drug costs, force pharmacy closures, and block access to Americans’ pharmacies of choice. The work done by Congress in the 118th Congress and in ...

Lawmakers agreed to extend telehealth flexibilities, fund public health programs, and enact these major PBM changes as part of a government funding package they are planning to pass before the end ...

WASHINGTON — House Republicans have abandoned an effort to include reforms to pharmacy benefit managers in an end-of-year bill to fund the federal government. Congressional leaders had reached ...

President-elect Donald Trump pledged earlier this week that he will "knock out the middlemen," in a jab against pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Major health insurers Cigna (CI), UnitedHealth ...

For newer coverage of the American Relief Act, 2025 package, see President signs anti-shutdown package, with no PBM provisions. A big, "must pass" House package that included new rules for ...

The case could redefine state authority over PBM regulations, potentially lowering costs and allowing more flexible drug benefit plans. A ruling in favor of ERIC may set a legal precedent on state ...

However, it’s likely PBM reform will be resuscitated in Congress next year too, given Trump has expressed an interest in reining in PBMs. As for telehealth, Congress including a three-month ...

The final text saw a number of legislative proposals culled in order to get it over the line, including measures that would have introduced stricter controls over the PBM sector that had been ...