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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bernie Sanders has announced that a new primary care bill has advanced in committee, which will increase funding for several key health care programs in rural areas.

The first phase of this effort is focused on data sharing in order to ensure that physician practices are able to stay independent and deliver higher quality care, said the three health care organizations.

Twenty-two percent of U.S. employers now cover prescription drugs for weight loss.

The mental health of U.S. workers is "at its lowest point in five months," TELUS Health reported.

PBM lobby PCMA and drugmaker lobby PhRMA testified at a House Oversight Committee hearing last week, often pinning the blame for drug costs on each other, while bipartisan lawmakers agreed both were to blame.

The report found that the overall satisfaction with PBMs among respondents was at 7.6 on a 1-10 scale.