Senators pursue bills to end pharmaceutical ‘gag clauses’ that keep prices high

Published March 15, 2018 6:30pm ET



A group of bipartisan senators wants to remove barriers that prevent pharmacists from telling customers about cheaper options for prescription drugs.

The senators introduced two bills aimed at prohibiting insurers and drug price negotiators called pharmacy benefit managers from putting “pharmacy gag clauses” in contracts. The clause prevents a pharmacy from telling a customer he can buy a drug cheaper out of pocket instead of going through his insurance plan.

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