scientific review and accelerate review of any such subsequent application with respect to such biological product under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ). The Secretary shall provide additional assistance to the sponsor or manufacturer of such application. . 351. Regulation of manufacturer-sponsored copay contributions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may establish a mechanism to regulate drug manufacturers’ financial contributions to patient out-of-pocket costs, such as drug co-pays. 352. Antitrust exemption for private health insurer issuers to negotiate wholesale acquisition prices of prescription drugs purchased from drug manufacturers (a) Exemption It shall not be a violation of the antitrust laws for one or more private health insurer issuers or their designated agents to jointly negotiate wholesale acquisition prices of a prescription drug with a manufacturer of a prescription drug with regards to the reimbursement policies of the insurers of the manufacturer’s drugs so long as no one single wholesale acquisition price is jointly determined between the insurance issuers or their designated agents. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Antitrust laws The term antitrust laws has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the 1st section of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12(a) ), except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) to the extent such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. (2) Health insurance issuer The term health insurance issuer means an insurance company, insurance service, or insurance organization (including a health maintenance organization, as defined in subparagraph (C)) which is licensed to engage in the business of insurance in a State and which is subject to State law which regulates insurance (within the meaning of section 514(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1144(b)(2) )). Such term does not