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FierceHealthcare
July 15, 2025
"The PBM Reform Act [HR 4317] ... seeks to ban spread-pricing models in [Medicare] and instead move to a more 'transparent' system that the legislators say will more fairly reimburse pharmacies for the services they provide. In addition, the bill would delink PBM compensation from medication costs within Part D, and establish semi-annual reporting that provides further detail on spending, rebates and formulary decisions for plan sponsors and members."
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The Hill
Oct. 5, 2005
Excerpt: Between Senate disputes and uncertainty in the House, K Street has been tossed and turned by the rocky trajectory of pension legislation -- and speculation continues over who's in control of overhauling the nation's employee benefit system.
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Bid to Improve Dental, Vision Benefits for Federal Employees and Retirees Gains Momentum on the Hill
The Washington Post; subscription may be required
Oct. 5, 2004
"With Congress planning to recess at week's end, a bipartisan group of Capitol Hill aides is pushing for legislation that would provide enhanced dental and vision benefits to federal employees and retirees. The aides said they hope to get the legislation on the Senate floor by Friday for a vote. Once the Senate has acted, House staff aides plan to line up the bill for approval in mid-November[.]"
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Kaiser Health News
July 9, 2001 Excerpt: As the House readies for debate over patients' rights legislation, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., faces a series of tough decisions. Does he send a leadership backed bill (H.R. 2315) co-sponsored by Reps. Ernie Fletcher, R-Ky., and Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn., through the committee process, where it could get bogged down with Democratic amendments, or does he take it straight to the House floor? |
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Seattle Times via Physicians for a National Health Program [PNHP]
Mar. 26, 2007
Excerpt: Here is an unadorned fact of political life: An anxious middle class makes things happen, which explains the persistent drum beat of national interest in universal health-insurance coverage. People are uneasy.
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BusinessWeek
Mar. 6, 2002
Excerpt: Democrats rant about Enron, while the GOP wants to issue certificates promising that retirees will be paid. Which bunch is worse?
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American Academy of Actuaries
Sept. 10, 2008
Excerpt: Following up on the national release of the Academy's recommendation to raise the Social Security retirement age, this Capitol Hill briefing provided an actuarial perspective and explained the analysis that led to the recommendation.... [The target page has links to the speakers' slides from the Hill briefing; the Academy's recommendation on raising the retirement age; and, more information about the recommendation.
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ArentFox Schiff LLP
July 6, 2023
"[This article provides] a table of currently pending PBM-reform legislation, featuring brief descriptions, links to the texts, and additional information about each bill. [The authors] have highlighted significant bills, such as those introduced by Committee Chairs, bills that have attracted considerable attention from outside the Beltway, and bills that are most likely to make progress on the Hill."
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Contingencies
Sept. 12, 2006
4 pages. Excerpt: Despite the general tendency toward caution that pervades Capitol Hill, every once in a while we'd come across a Hill staffer who wasn't afraid to ask for the moon.
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The ERISA Industry Committee [ERIC]
Apr. 17, 2016
"The Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 ... would ensure any future pension premium increases are only used towards retiree payments from the [PBGC] and not double counted for budget scoring purposes ... It removes a budget gimmick that will help to stabilize single-employer pension plans and provides more certainty for America's companies and their employees."
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