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ARTICLE | Politics, Policy & Law

Is that clear?

How Vermont's drug price transparency law could pave the way for price controls

June 27, 2016 7:00 AM UTC

The pharmaceutical cost transparency law recently enacted in Vermont and similar bills pending in other states are part of a loosely coordinated effort to pressure Congress to impose drug price controls.

The bills reflect a political consensus that drug prices and price increases are unreasonable, are limiting access by individual patients and are threatening the financial stability of the healthcare system. ...