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1. Health systems step in as pharmacy chains shutter Full story
2. Senate Democrats outline plans to lower drug prices: 4 notes Full story
3. Drug pricing pressure, 340B uncertainty, PBM dynamics and ultra-high-cost therapies on formulary – all on the CPO agenda Nov. 4-6 in Chicago at Becker’s Fall CPO Summit. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

4. Colorado wins FDA approval to import prescription drugs from Canada Full story
5. States begin collecting from CVS’s $36.5M insulin Medicaid settlement Full story
6. Ochsner, St. Luke’s, MetroHealth and Yale New Haven on what changed when they put AI behind their prior auth queue here.

7. FDA outlines 5 restrictions in wake of compounded GLP-1 warning Full story
8. Illinois awards $24.7M to 434 pharmacies Full story
9. Rural Health Transformation Program funding status, by state Full story
10. 1st Operation Nightingale trial ends in guilty plea Full story
11. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude beat clinical AI tools: Study Full story

12. Most systems fall short on rare cardiac disease coordination. How these 3 are raising the bar — here.
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13. Payer strategies for specialty drug benefits are shifting. Inform your response with insights here.
14. Specialty pharmacy is becoming a lifeline for uninsured patients. How Cottage Health + Sinai Chicago are building it here.
15. AI-assisted prioritization helps utilization teams focus on high-impact cases. See how leaders are applying it here.
16. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more
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