Washington, May 13 -- Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) today reintroduced the Patients Before Monopolies (PBM) Act with expanded bipartisan support. The legislation would prohibit the joint ownership of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and pharmacies-a glaring conflict of interest that has allowed these shadowy middlemen to manipulate the system, pad their own pockets, and squeeze patients and independent community pharmacies dry in the process.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) alongside Senators Roger Marshall (R-KS) and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the companion bill.
"As a lifelong pharmacist, I...