Senate panel clears PBM reforms, safety-net hospital payments; Republicans divided over financial crisis in Medicare

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Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images STAT+ | Senate panel clears PBM reforms, safety-net hospital payments A prominent Senate panel on passed a new package of health policy reforms that would allow some seniors to benefit from drug discounts. By Rachel Cohrs Republicans divided over financial crisis in Medicare Republican presidential hopefuls divided Wednesday night over whether to hew to Trump's promise to preserve Medicare. By Rachel Cohrs and Sarah Owermohle Senator floats new models to manage costs of weight loss drugs like Ozempic One senator suggested federal agencies could take the lead on researching ways to transition people off weight loss drugs. By Sarah Owermohle

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