Republicans and Democrats find a unifying target: Pharmacy benefit managers

RIGHT HERE IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD, LIKE BUYING A REALLY EXPENSIVE AVOCADO TOAST THAT JUST ENDS UP BEING BLAND BREAD. SO APPARENTLY BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS HAVE STOPPED FIGHTING ABOUT LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE TO TEAM UP AGAINST THESE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY DO BUT EVERYBODY HATES THEM, LIKE PATIENTS ARE MAD AND POLITICIANS ARE MAD AND NOW TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS ARE JUST STRAIGHT UP REGULATING THEM. WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE YOU NEVER SEE BOTH SIDES AGREEING ON ANYTHING IN THIS COUNTRY, SO NOW WE HAVE THIS MASSIVE UNITED FRONT AGAINST THESE HEALTHCARE MIDDLEMEN. IT IS HONESTLY A BIT ALARMING TO THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH POWER THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD IF EVERYONE IS SUDDENLY LOOKING AT THEM LIKE THAT. ANYWAY, WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.

WAIT WAIT LET ME EXPLAIN IT PROPERLY BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE A CONSPIRACY BUT IT IS JUST NPR NEWS. THESE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ARE SUPPOSEDLY THE VILLAINS IN EVERYONE’S HEALTHCARE STORY AND NOW THE GOVERNMENT IS FINALLY DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS ARE TAKING THE LEAD ON REGULATING THEM BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE DISDAIN IS RUNNING SO DEEP THAT EVEN THE PARTIES CANNOT HELP BUT AGREE. IT IS JUST A TOTAL SHIFT BECAUSE PATIENTS ARE UPSET AND THE POLITICIANS ARE ACTUALLY LISTENING FOR ONCE. I AM JUST WORRIED ABOUT WHO IS REALLY CONTROLLING OUR MEDS BEHIND THE SCENES WHILE WE ARE ALL JUST STANDING HERE DANCING AND PRETENDING EVERYTHING IS FINE. OK BUT WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THAT WAS YOU?

Republicans and Democrats have found common ground in their shared opposition to pharmacy benefit managers, leading states like Tennessee and Arkansas to begin implementing new regulations.

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