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In 2019, the US spent $3.8 trillion on health care, including an estimated $370 billion on retail prescription drugs alone. 1 Onaverage, individualsintheUSspendmorethan $1100 per capita annually out of pocket on health care, 2 but this spending is inequitably distributed. Specifically, racial and ethnic minority populations, who disproportionately experience higher prevalence and greater severity of chronic diseases, are more likely to not have sufficientinsuranceorlackinsurancecompletely. Asaresult, BlackindividualsandHispanicindividualsoftenreportthe highest rates of cost-related delays in care and lower access to high-quality medication therapy. 3 Given the important and growing role of prescription drugs in the management of both acute and chronic diseases, ensuring that all individuals, regardless of race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or availability of resources, have access to the highest-quality …