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flag FTC investigates pharmaceutical industry practices, while states push for laws to regulate PBMs and lower drug costs.

flag The FTC is closely examining anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on issues like bundled rebates, the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and potential harm to innovation and competition from mergers. flag Meanwhile, Alabama's new law will regulate PBMs to ensure fair payments, and 39 states are advocating for federal legislation to ban PBMs from owning pharmacies, arguing it would increase competition and lower drug costs. flag Oregon's proposed bill seeks to address pharmacy closures by giving pharmacies more leverage against PBMs.

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