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Congress Reins In Drug Middlemen in Effort to Lower Prescription Prices

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Congress Reins In Drug Middlemen in Effort to Lower Prescription Prices
The legislation will impose new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers, giant companies like CVS Caremark, Optum Rx and Express Scripts that oversee prescription drug benefits.
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  • The legislation will impose new restrictions on pharmacy benefit managers.

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  • Pharmacy benefit managers are giant companies.

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  • CVS Caremark is a pharmacy benefit manager.

    Confidence: 100%

  • Optum Rx is a pharmacy benefit manager.

    Confidence: 100%

  • Express Scripts is a pharmacy benefit manager.

    Confidence: 100%

  • Pharmacy benefit managers oversee prescription drug benefits.

    Confidence: 100%

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Congress(organization)CVS Caremark(organization)Optum Rx(organization)Express Scripts(organization)