(File Photo: Source for Photo: Shown is the Capitol ahead of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s scheduled budget address for the 2022-23 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to a release in Harrisburg from the Senate Republican Communications office, Senators Wayne Langerholc, Jr. (R-35), Pat Stefano (R-32) and Judy Ward (R-30) announced their intent on Friday to introduce legislation to substantially reform pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to better serve Pennsylvania residents. PBMs are third-party companies which act as intermediaries in the prescription drug supply chain to manage drug benefits on behalf of health insurers, employers, government programs and others.