A bipartisan group of lawmakers in both chambers of Congress has reintroduced a bill aimed at barring companies from owning both a pharmacy benefit manager and retail pharmacies. The bill, called the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act, would force conglomerates that include a PBM to divest pharmacies that they own. The legislation has existed in some form since 2024, and since its first introduction, Arkansas has implemented a similar legislation at the state level. Last month, Tennessee legislators also passed a bill that would prevent PBMs from owning pharmacies, which the governor is expected to sign into law.
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