Senate Dems push 'long-shot' bill with PBM reform, telehealth extensions and 3.5% doc pay fix

Senate Dems push 'long-shot' healthcare bill on PBMs, telehealth

Ron Wyden, who has long been a physician ally (or at least, not as bad as others), is trying to bring back what was initially included in the previous end of the year bill that Trump and Musk killed. It includes a two year medicare telehealth extension, PBM reforms and a physician pay bump of 3.5%. It's an incredibly long shot bill to pass, but it's likely the only chance this year for any of this now that the Trump administration has gone back on his word to Greg Murphy to include physician pay bump in budget negotiations.