Modern Healthcare Staff Merdie Nzanga Former Reporter Politics See All Staff Page Recent Stories New Senate bill targets PBM fees, rebates under Medicare Part D The Senate Finance Committee is poised to consider bipartisan legislation that challenges key aspects of how pharmacy benefit managers operate. Congress is taking aim at PBMs. Here's why and what happens next. Pharmacy benefit managers are in the federal government's crosshairs. Here's how they got there and what could happen next. PBM transparency bill clears major House committee Legislation to govern pharmacy benefit manager business practices continues to move forward in Congress. U.S. debt default could endanger provider payments Republicans and Democrats continue to haggle over a deal to raise the $31.4 trillion national debt limit. House panel advances bill to promote PBM transparency A House subcommittee voted unanimously to approve a measure that would require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose more information about their dealings. Senate panel advances PBM legislation Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and ranking member Dr. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) joined forces on a bill to curb pharmacy benefit manager business practices. Medicaid work requirements plan worries providers Under a House Republican bill, 1.5 million Medicaid beneficiaries would lose coverage, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Rep. Jan Schakowsky voices support for minimum staffing requirements Rep. Jan Schakowsky discusses recently reintroduced legislation that would set minimum nurse-to-patient staffing ratios and her hopes for Medicare Advantage. PBMs targeted in bipartisan Senate bill Senate health committee Chair Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and ranking member Bill Cassidy (R-La.) introduced the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act to stiffen regulations on the industry. AHIP targets drugmakers in national ad campaign Health insurance industry group AHIP seeks to persuade the public to blame pharmaceutical companies for high drug costs, not insurers. North Carolina Medicaid expansion bill heads to Gov. Cooper The North Carolina Healthcare Association, which represents hospitals, welcomed a Medicaid expansion that its members will pay an estimated $550 million a year to finance. House inquiry intensifies pressure on PBMs Pharmacy benefit managers such as CVS Caremark, Cigna's Express Scripts and UnitedHealth Group's OptumRx face increasing government scrutiny. North Carolina poised to expand Medicaid North Carolina's hospitals would pay the state's share of the cost to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 600,000 residents. Sponsored Content