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Diana Harshbarger: “As a lifelong pharmacist, I’ve seen firsthand how PBMs game the system. When the same corporate giant that sets…”

On the recordMay 26, 2026
As a lifelong pharmacist, I’ve seen firsthand how PBMs game the system. When the same corporate giant that sets reimbursement rates also owns the pharmacy collecting them, that’s not a free market—it’s a rigged one.
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Diana Harshbarger
Republican · Tennessee

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Highlighting the conflict of interest in PBM ownership.

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