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Montana’s Small Pharmacies Behind Bill To Corral Pharmacy Benefit Managers

By Mike Dennison March 31, 2025

A bill designed to force PBMs to pay higher fees to independent drugstores sailed through the state House, but lobbyists are marshaling their forces to kill the measure in the Senate.

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Voters Rejected an Anti-Abortion Measure. State GOP Lawmakers Passed a Similar Bill Anyway.

By Mike Dennison August 10, 2023

The new Montana law contains a couple of significant differences from the measure voters rebuffed last fall.

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