President Donald Trump proposed in his "Great Healthcare Plan" for more drugs to be sold over the counter instead of by prescription. The post Inside the debate over Trump's plan for over-the-counter medications appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

The White House released a healthcare framework as a call to action. It offers few specifics and raises more questions than answers on each point of the page-and-a-half plan.

The industry that negotiates drug prices for employers has worked to stay ahead of the game.

The Trump administration is preparing to launch TrumpRx.com, an initiative aimed at lowering drug costs by aggregating direct-to-consumer access to branded prescription medications at discounted cash prices. The promise is seductive: lower prices on brand-name medications, available to anyone willing to bypass their insurance and pay out of pocket.

For Americans navigating the pharmacy counter, the price of a prescription is often just the beginning of the story. Behind that cost lies an increasingly complex—and often opaque—network of coverage decisions that determine which medications are ...