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  "path": "/2026/02/19/missouri-lawmakers-can-lower-drug-costs-by-reforming-pbm-abuses-not-protecting-them/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T11:50:15.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Commentary",
    "Health Care",
    "pharmacy benefit managers"
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  "textContent": "Missourians are right to be concerned about the cost of health care. Prescription drug costs remain one of the most visible and painful expenses for families, seniors and small employers. But recent claims that pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform will increase costs and expand government control fundamentally misrepresent how the current system works — and […]",
  "title": "Missouri lawmakers can lower drug costs by reforming PBM abuses,  not protecting them"
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