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  • H. R. 10050 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to perform a study on the audit practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The study will focus on how these audits impact pharmacies, particularly independent ones, and assess the fairness and transparency...

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    The bill asks the Secretary of Health to look closely at how pharmacy managers check up on drugstores to see if they are being fair. They want to know how this affects small drugstores and if it needs to be improved.

  • H.R. 7718 amends the Social Security Act to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries have better access to pharmacies and more choices in where they get their prescriptions filled. The bill requires that any pharmacy willing to agree to fair and relevant contract terms can join a...

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    H.R. 7718 is a plan to make it easier for older people to choose where they get their medicine by letting more pharmacies join the program that helps pay for their medicine. By 2028, as long as a pharmacy agrees to fair terms, they can be part of the program, giving people more choices on where to get their medicine.