Why your pharmacist can’t tell you that $20 prescription could cost only $8
We’ve stated before that our medical system is a broken one and here is more proof: as it stands right now, many pharmacists are forced by their Big Pharma contracts to remain silent about the cost of drugs purchased with insurance versus cash. For example, a consumer might pay $125 under an insurance plan for an influenza drug that would have cost $100 if purchased with cash. And these clauses exist for one reason only: money. And much of it benefits drug benefit managers. Thankfully, states across the country are trying to block the “gag clauses” which prohibit pharmacists from...
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