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DirectPath is hoping to make drug pricing data a bit more accessible to employees using its software.
The company has teamed up with pricing platform GoodRx to make prescription pricing data available to workers on the DirectPath platform, which already allows employees to ask questions about their benefits and price compare medical procedures and services.
Caroline Hroncich is a former senior editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.
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