A roundup of news and notes from the week of March 10. qAM is NCPA's weekday email newsletter. You can subscribe here. (https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/2005179/1976523/).   Here are the stories we reference in the episode: New FTC chair gets an earful on PBM practices during pharmacy visit Congress releases text of government funding legislation without PBM reform President Trump “optimistic” on PBM reform Makary, Bhattacharya, other nominees advance in Congress Senators reintroduce key PBM reform policies Medicaid managed care spread pricing language introduced in the Senate FDA ends compounding discretion for tirzepatide, maintains discretion for semaglutide EPAPs in Calif., Ga., N.C., and Tenn. expire soon   If you're having trouble accessing the links above, please check the episode page here (https://independentrxforum.libsyn.com/).   Hosted by Sam Manas.