Grassley Slams FTC For Slow PBM Probe, Urges Senate Vote On PBM Bills

By Gabrielle Wanneh / February 26, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) is calling on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to immediately hold floor votes on pharmacy benefit manager reform bills passed by key committees throughout 2023, noting a lackluster update he just received from the Federal Trade Commission on its investigation into common PBM business practices and their effect on patient and payer drug costs. Grassley’s request comes as PBM reforms appear increasingly unlikely to be part of a potential scaled-back health care package in March. In...


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