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Republicans and Democrats negotiated a health care deal replete with PBM reforms, a Medicare pay hike for doctors, an extension of telehealth services, drug patent reforms, and the beginnings of what could lead to a cut in pay for hospital inpatient services, according to reporting by Rachel Cohrs Zhang.
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