In signing his first drug pricing bill, Trump flubs the details

President Trump has marked the first legislative accomplishment to come out of his May blueprint aimed at lowering prescription drug prices. He signed two bills yesterday banning gag clauses, which prevent pharmacists from informing customers when it’s cheaper to buy a drug without insurance. Neither will directly lower prices; the changes will only affect what some people pay at the pharmacy counter. But that’s not how Trump explained it. “This gives people knowledge as to prices at different locations, where to buy the drugs,” Trump said. Except it won’t. Gag clauses, in reality, affect pharmacists far more than individual patients.

Trump administration's drug pricing plan sparse on details