The history they don’t want you knowing. 1990: Medicaid invents the rebate program. Your tag says $200, they get $180 kicked back. 1996: Insurance companies want in. They start pocketing kickbacks on every drug and never tell you. 2018: The gag clause drops. Pharmacists can finally say it out loud. Don’t use your insurance. 2019: Trump tries to send the rebates straight to YOU at the register. Congress shut it down. The fix is simple. End the kickbacks. Make every dollar visible. Until then, ask