Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2020
Congress seeks drug pricing deal in spite of 2020 rancor
6 January 2020 - Narrow deals on health costs, data privacy could be possible.
In an election year when nobody expects Congress to pass meaningful legislation, lawmakers are feeling strong political pressure to reach a deal on at least one main voter priority: lowering drug prices.
The most likely result could be a small deal that caps out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries but leaves more contentious questions of market intervention until after the election.
