H.R. 5343 · 115th Congress
Prescription Transparency Act of 2018
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Buddy Carter
- Introduced
- 2018-03-20
- Latest action
- 2018-03-23 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
Prescription Transparency Act of 2018
This bill prohibits contract provisions between a health insurer and a pharmacy that prohibit or penalize a pharmacist's disclosure to an individual purchasing a prescription drug of information regarding (1) the cost of the drug, (2) the availability of any therapeutically equivalent alternative drug, or (3) less expensive methods of purchasing the drug.