K&L Gates Triage: Pharmacy Gag Clauses & Clawbacks
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are increasingly utilizing gag clauses in pharmacy contracts as a means of prohibiting pharmacies from telling customers that paying for drugs out of pocket would cost them less than if they used their insurance and paid their copays. Critics argue that this practice results in artificially inflated prescription drugs costs.
In this episode, Richard Church and Ryan Severson discuss recent litigation stemming from these gag clauses, as well as various state and federal efforts to prohibit PBMs from using gag clauses in their pharmacy contracts, including a proposal in President Trump’s recently released drug pricing plan.
About Triage
Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals has been created by K&L Gates to convey information about developments in health law through short podcasts.
If you work in the health care industry, you have grown accustomed to frequent changes in laws and regulations. On some days, it may seem like an insurmountable task to keep up with every change, especially as a new presidential administration and new policies take shape.
The K&L Gates Health Care Practice will regularly create Triage podcasts to help you learn about the latest developments in health law. Our lawyers will identify the most important changes and analyze the impact of these changes on our clients.
