Congressional health care deal that funds NIH, cracks down on PBMs, expected to pass

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Resurrecting a health care deal

In Tuesday’s newsletter, I told you that lawmakers were “near” a health care deal. About half an hour after that newsletter hit your inbox, Congress released that deal as part of the HHS spending bill.

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