"A bipartisan bill called the Lower Health Care Costs Act ... addresses surprise medical bills ... [and improves] transparency to ensure that pharmacy benefit managers pass along drug discounts to customers.... [D]eep inside the bill, on page 111, are new sweeping ... and onerous commission disclosure provisions.... [B]rokers would have to disclose their compensation, in writing, at the time an employer signs up for benefits, regardless of how large the employer is. Failure to comply might ultimately result in the employer being required to terminate its carrier or broker relationship.... Disclosure is also required anytime an employee makes written request for it."

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