WASHINGTON DC (April 9, 2019) — Today, the Committee continues its look at why prescription-drug costs are so high and what can be done to bring them down.

I’d like to welcome our witnesses, who are top executives from major pharmacy-benefit managers, or PBMs.

Medicare prescription drug-plans hire PBMs to manage Part D benefits. In Medicaid, state and managed-care organizations also employ PBMs.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 8, 2019) — The Quad Cities River Bandits and TBK Bank, SSB have announced an initiative to renovate youth baseball and softball fields in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas. The first project as part of this initiative will be completed this week at Northwest Park in Davenport.

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 8, 2019) — Iowans in the 56 counties declared disaster areas should look out for price-gouging and other scams, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller warns.

The Attorney General’s Office also advises consumers to be wary of home-repair scams and shady cleanup and construction contractors who tend to solicit victims of natural disasters. Many of these contractors come from out of state, seek business door-to-door, and ask for advance payment.

CLINTON, IOWA (April 8, 2019) — Nine innings weren’t enough to decide a back-and-forth affair between the Quad Cities River Bandits and Clinton LumberKings at Ashford University Field on Monday night. The River Bandits escaped with a 6-5 victory after Jeremy Pena’s bases loaded walk in the top of the tenth inning proved to be the difference in the Bandits first extra-innings game of the season.