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Overall PBM satisfaction held at 7.2 out of 10, close to its lowest mark in a decade and down from 8.2 in 2021.

"Where a medication is administered can have a significant effect on what an employment-based health plan pays, even when the medication itself is the same," said Paul Fronstin, director of Health Benefits Research at EBRI.

Gavin Newsom also signed a rare disease drug bill, but he vetoed a health plan prior authorization standards bill.

Keith Sonderling has talked about implementing new pharmacy benefit manager transparency rules and creating benefits for gig workers.

The bill calls for federal regulators to establish "free" access to OTC birth control pills for patients with commercial health coverage.

The multi-employer arrangements tend to have easier access to stop-loss insurance than association health plans.