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A Senate panel advanced four bills aimed at reforming pharmacy benefit manager practices and improving generic drug competition, one day after the senators heard input from major PBM and pharma executives.

One group in particular, however, is significantly less satisfied than their counterparts.

Retirees this year received a record-high 8.7% cost-of-living adjustment in their benefits – the largest increase in four decades – however, next year may be less than half that percentage due to inflation, according to a new estimate.

"Moving ahead, enrollee cost sharing for COVID-19 tests in a clinical setting will depend on their health plan and where they receive a test," researchers say.

The introduction of a Medicare X public option would affect provider payment rates for 12.3% of the population, or 41.8 million people.

"I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it," Rep. Mike Bost said.