Congress Reins In Drug Middlemen in Effort to Lower Prescription Prices

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Congress has passed legislation imposing new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers (CVS Caremark, Optum Rx, Express Scripts) in an effort to lower prescription drug prices.

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Topic (health category): Legislative Checks
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Title	Source	Tier	Published
Congress Reins In Drug Middlemen in Effort to Lower Prescription Prices Representative	nytimes.com	S1	2026-02-04 10:00:07