Hospitals and pharmacy benefit managers who’ve repeatedly been targeted in congressional debates over health spending appear to have ducked major federal reforms that could have upended how they do business. The big congressional spending deal that was unveiled this week with health policy attachments largely keeps the status quo for the two powerful industries, potentially leaving patients exposed to higher health costs.
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Source: https://www.axios.com/2024/03/05/hospitals-pbms-dodge-reforms-congress