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States seek to lower drug prices by targeting the companies that manage them for health plans
States are enacting laws to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) like CVS to lower drug prices, with Tennessee banning PBMs from operating retail pharmacies by 2028. CVS has sued to avoid closing its pharmacies and spent millions opposing regulations, while a KFF poll highlights widespread public concern over medication affordability.
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