The Know theLowest Price Act was introduced in March by Sen. Debbie Stabenow,D-Mich., and had 13 co-sponsors, seven of them Republicans. (Photo:Shutterstock)
In a rare display of bipartisan spirit, the U.S. Senate votedunanimously on Tuesday to bar Medicare insurers from putting inplace “gag rules” that prevent pharmacists frominforming patients that the medication they're paying for wouldactually be cheaper if they purchased it out-of-pocket.
The Know the Lowest Price Act was introduced inMarch by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and had 13 co-sponsors,seven of them Republicans. The bill still need to be approved bythe House of Representatives and be signed by the president.
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