Thursday, March 29, 2018

Vermont transparency pricing law may show big price hikes, but disappoints lawmakers

Vermont transparency pricing law may show big price hikes, but disappoints lawmakers-stat: Nearly two years ago, Vermont became the first state in the country to adopt a law requiring drug makers to justify price hikes for medicines. The move was greeted with cautious enthusiasm by consumer advocates and lawmakers who hoped the effort might be the first step toward forcing the pharmaceutical industry to constrain its pricing.