Trump signs invoices to help patients stop overpaying for drugs

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Trump signs invoices to help patients stop overpaying for drugs









	
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Insurers will no longer be able to prevent pharmacists from informing consumers when paying in cash would be cheaper than using insurance for their prescriptions, as a result of the invoices signed on Wednesday by the President Donald Trump.

The two bills had broad bipartisan support as a consumer-friendly measure to correct the "gag rules" that many viewed as atrocious commercial practice. An invoice applies to private Health Insurance and the other to Medicare.

The measures prohibit health plans or intermediaries that administer the benefits of the pharmacy by contacting pharmacists and their clients. It is no longer possible to contractually prohibit pharmacists from telling consumers when they would actually save money by not using their insurance plans.

Such situations of head scratching may arise due to complicated agreements between pharmaceutical companies, insurers, intermediaries and pharmacies.

Trump complained that drug prices are "out of control" and "too high". But a recent Associated Press analysis of the prices of branded prescription drugs suggests that the president's strong criticism has not had much impact. The analysis found that drug makers have performed normally, with much more price increases than cuts.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar He said that bills give patients the right to know how to pay the lowest price.

Under the pharmacy's "gag" rules, pharmacists were prohibited from proactively informing consumers when their prescription would cost less if they paid it out of pocket instead of using their insurance plan. Pharmacists who disobeyed risked imposing sanctions that could affect their business.



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