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Debbie Stabenow: “I said, when we had a group of PBMs in front of us a couple of years ago, we should call them 'PBNs,' because they are…”

On the recordMarch 30, 2023
I said, when we had a group of PBMs in front of us a couple of years ago, we should call them 'PBNs,' because they are pretty bad negotiators, if that is what they are supposed to be doing.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Stabenow critiques the effectiveness of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in negotiating drug prices.

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