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In a setback for the pharmaceutical industry, the Nevada state assembly on Thursday voted in favor of a controversial bill aimed at lowering prices for diabetes medicines. The legislation, which passed the state senate last week, now goes to Governor Brian Sandoval.

The bill is designed to lower costs by requiring drug makers to report pricing histories, disclose costs, and notify state officials and insurers in advance of price hikes above inflation. And a recently added amendment would also require drug companies to disclose rebates paid to pharmacy benefit managers, the middlemen that negotiate favorable insurance coverage.

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