A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill that would force the dismantling of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), pharmaceutical industry intermediaries that have come under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators. The Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri), would prohibit insurance companies and PBM parent companies from owning pharmacies, and would prevent companies from owning pharmacies. Forced to sell…
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