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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Kansas Newsletter for Wednesday April 05, 2023 ( 2 items )  

DAVIDS CALLS FOR INCREASED OVERSIGHT OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 4, 2023: After learning of unresolved pandemic-related small business fraud cases in Kansas' Third District, Representative Sharice Davids questioned Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman during a House Small Business Committee hearing on the SBA's efforts to investigate these cases and support victims. Davids mentioned Kansans who have been targeted by bad actor  more

Sens. Marshall and Welch Introduce Legislation to Cut Costs for Medicaid, Protect Independent Pharmacies, and Curb Abusive Practices From PBMs
WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. and Peter Welch (D-VT) have introduced the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023, legislation to limit abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), including the use of a technique called 'spread pricing,' where PBMs charge Medicaid more than they pay pharmacies for a particular drug. In so doing, PBMs increase their profits while driving up cos  more