WA's controversial new drug pricing law upheld amid legal challenge
A judge on Tuesday rejected a challenge from major pharmaceutical companies against Washington’s new law trying to reduce prescription drug prices for hospitals.
Gov. Bob Ferguson in March signed Senate Bill 5981, one of the most hotly contested policies of this year’s legislative session.
The law, which takes effect Thursday, seeks to add transparency to the federal 340B drug pricing program and to stop drug manufacturers from restricting who can dispense their medications.
While obscure to many outside of the health care arena, billions of dollars worth of pharmaceutical drugs flow to patients under the 340B program each year. The program’s setup helps to bolster the finances of some hospitals.
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