Trump Signs Bills To Help Patients Stop Overpaying For Drugs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Insurers will no longer be able to bar pharmacists from telling consumers when paying cash would be cheaper than using insurance for their prescriptions, as a result of bills signed Wednesday by President Donald Trump.
The two bills had broad bipartisan support as a consumer-friendly move to correct “gag rules” that many viewed as an egregious business practice. One bill applies to private health insurance and the other to Medicare.
The measures bar health pla