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Arkansas seeks to kick big pharmacy middlemen out of drugstore business
The Eighth Circuit heard arguments over whether a first-in-the-nation ban on PBM-owned pharmacies is illegal favoritism or a fair fight for local stores and patients.
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The Eighth Circuit considered arguments on whether Arkansas’s pioneering ban on pharmacies owned by pharmacy benefit managers constitutes illegal favoritism or a legitimate effort to protect local drugstores and patients.
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