Gianforte signs 2 bills to reduce prescription drug costs

HELENA (AP) — Beginning this fall, all Montana physicians will be able to dispense medications they prescribe to patients, not just those whose offices are at least 10 miles away from a pharmacy.

The catalyst for passing the legislation was a June 2020 lawsuit by the Institute for Justice challenging the constitutionality of the ban along with an acknowledgement by the chair of the Montana Pharmacy Association that the organization had previously opposed similar legislation to protect its own business model...