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A response on the Trump Administration’s idea of lowering drug prices

A response on the Trump Administration’s idea of lowering drug prices

From TheHill.com: Trump officials make new moves to lower drug prices https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/427932-trump-administration-make-new-moves-towards-drug-pricing-transparency I have no reasonable argument against the elimination of the prescription drug discounts and rebates that are contractually required by the pharmacy benefits managers (PBM) and have those funds redirected into patient discounts at the pharmacy counter. The patient out-of-pocket costs would effectively go to zero for the vast majority of common prescription drugs. Additionally, the wholesale acquisition price (WAC) would go down for the PBM and Health…

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