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Earlier this month, following unfavorable court rulings, the agency halted a pilot program that would have changed the way in which rebates are applied.
The Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act, introduced last week by Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., would establish a pilot jobs guarantee program in up to 15 high-unemployment communities nationwide.
"Patients shouldn't have to choose between speed, cost and convenience when it comes to their medication, regardless of where they live," Vice President John Love said.
Despite nearly 8 in 10 currently being engaged in AI projects, only slightly more than half of hospitals feel operationally ready to implement them, the 2026 Healthcare AI Trends report from Guidehouse found.
It is the integrated pricing source for Pfizer, including more than 30 of Pfizer's essential brand medications, along with other leading pharmaceutical manufacturers.
"The alleged violations by MultiCare show a wanton disregard for ethics and the medical principle to do no harm," Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said in a statement.