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KS — Kansas clamps down on PBMs to stop them squeezing pharmacies and patients

Finally: lawmakers pushed back on pharmacy benefit managers that treat local pharmacies like cash machines. This bill isn’t charity — it’s putting limits on corporate rent-seeking so patients actually get meds.

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Kansas Legislature passes PBM bill to protect pharmacies, patients - noligarchy.us

SOURCE_URL::https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/pharmacy/kansas-legislature-passes-pbm-bill-to-protect-pharmacies-patients/||SOURCE_NAME::Becker's Hospital

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Why it matters:
These rules cut the middleman’s power to force unfair fees and opaque practices, protecting community pharmacies and keeping prescriptions affordable. The absurdity was letting PBMs set the terms; Kansas just said no.

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Mar 26 at 3:53pmconnection