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Maybe the technology can help patients figure out where to get a MRI and how much it will really cost.

Federal agencies are also asking for ideas about health care IT and increasing health care sector competition.

As civilian federal employees continue to face uncertainty surrounding their jobs, there could be more challenges on the way, this time impacting their bottom lines.

A PBM group representative said employer strategies are already changing how the market works.

“Right now, they’re the backbone to really help us offset some of the workload in our stores, to obviously allow more time for our pharmacists and technicians to spend time with patients,” said Rick Gates, Walgreens’ chief pharmacy officer.

But administration officials indicated that they might try to change the non-quantitative treatment limitations requirements to be more clear and more flexible rather than rescind them.