This week in Washington D.C., Iowa’s delegation called for Congress to take action on issues like health care costs — as well as preparing for the transition of power as President-elect Donald Trump soon takes office.
Miller-Meeks pushes for pharmacy legislation
Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks said Congress needs to pass the “Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act” — also known as the “DRUG Act,” as well as take further action to address financial hardships pharmacies face caused by Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). The PBMs, the third-party companies that negotiate medication prices between health insurance companies, drug manufacturers and pharmacies, have increasingly taken steps to lower the prices paid to pharmacies filling prescriptions, Miller-Meeks said, in order to claw back more profit...
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