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Pharmacy benefit managers should be regulated by state governments to protect patients and patients' interests.

HealthcareLegal IssuesPharmaceuticalsOct 5, 2026score 0.172 posts · 0 replies across 1 instances
The posts highlight a rare bipartisan consensus between Republicans and Democrats regarding the need to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). It specifically notes that Tennessee and Arkansas have already initiated regulatory actions against these companies.

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Pharmacy benefit managers should be regulated by state governments to protect patients and patients' interests.
Parent: HealthcareEntity: Pharmacy Benefit ManagersSub-entity: Tennessee and Arkansas regulationsImpact: positiveDate: Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 8, 2026Target: Pharmacy benefit managers

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Republicans and Democrats find a rare unifying target in pharmacy benefit managers: Tennessee and Arkansas are already moving to regulate them https://www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5943563/pharmacy-benefit-managers-pbms-tennessee-arkansas-regulation Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers. Tennessee and Arkansas are regulating them now. #wellness #health #policy
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#wellness#health#policy
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Republicans and Democrats find a rare unifying target in pharmacy benefit managers: Tennessee and Arkansas are already moving to regulate them https://www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5943563/pharmacy-benefit-managers-pbms-tennessee-arkansas-regulation #wellness #health #policy
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#wellness#health#policy
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Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: Pharmacy benefit managers https://www.npr.org/2026/10/05/nx-s1-5943563/pharmacy-benefit-managers-pbms-tennessee-arkansas-regulation?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Republicans and Democrats unite against pharmacy benefit managers: the middlemen driving up drug costs face state regulation https://www.npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-5943557/republicans-and-democrats-find-a-unifying-target-pharmacy-benefit-managers Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers. Tennessee and Arkansas are regulating now them. #wellness #healthcare #policy
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Oct 8, 2026
#wellness#healthcare#policy