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Sens. Grassley, Durbin push drug price disclosure bill in wake of court ruling

Sens. Grassley, Durbin push drug price disclosure bill in wake of court ruling

June 18, 2020 9:59 PM UTC

In response to a court decision overturning mandatory disclosures of drug pricing in television ads, Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin are pushing legislation that would achieve similar goals.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down a CMS rule that required drug manufacturers to disclose in their television advertisements the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of drugs that are purchased by Medicare or Medicaid. ...