Would Price Transparency for Generic Drugs Lower Costs for Payers and Patients?

In 2016, retail pharmacies filled over 4.4 billion drug prescriptions, with 4 billion were for low-cost generic drugs, accounting for about $100 billion in drug spending. Steven Lieberman and Paul Ginsburg provide background information on generic prescription drug pricing and outline a proposed policy to generate information on actual average prices paid by retail pharmacies to acquire generic drugs. Read article here…

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