WASHINGTON—The following statement is from AARP Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy & Engagement Officer Nancy LeaMond on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) final rule on including prescription drug list prices in all direct-to-consumer (DTC) television advertising.

“AARP applauds HHS for issuing its rule today requiring drug companies to disclose the list price of their drugs in direct-to-consumer television advertisements. Although not a silver bullet to solve our prescription drug price crisis, this is an important positive step toward increasing transparency and holding pharmaceutical companies accountable. We look forward to supporting more bipartisan actions to help lower prescription drug prices for older Americans.”

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Media Contact: Greg Phillips, 202-434-2560, gphillips@aarp.org, @AARPMedia