Crack down on the pharmacy-benefit-manager 'middlemen' driving up prescription drug prices, including directing implementation of a single, Virginia-run PBM for the Medicaid pharmacy benefit.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Crack down on the pharmacy-benefit-manager 'middlemen' driving up prescription drug prices, including directing implementation of a single, …”

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Cardinal News (full text of inaugural address)https://cardinalnews.org/2026/01/17/full-text-of-spanbergers-inaugural-address/ ↗
“we will contend with an impending healthcare crisis by protecting healthcare access, cracking down on the middlemen who are driving up drug prices”
Spanberger for Governor (campaign website)https://abigailspanberger.com/issue/abigails-affordable-virginia-plan/ ↗
“direct the effective implementation of a single, Virginia-run PBM for the Medicaid pharmacy benefit”