Has anyone ever tried to change the law that hospitals can't give a patient drugs for a few days at the time of discharge?

Has anyone ever tried to change the law that hospitals can't give a patient drugs for a few days at the time of discharge?
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Pharmacy laws for hospital discharge in some states allow up to 30 days of meds. Part of the issue is the large chain drugs stores don’t want to lose revenue and have asked and received laws for restricting the sale of meds through hospital pharmacies to “walk-up” patients.
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