Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2019
Drug prices get Washington’s attention ahead of 2020 election
10 September 2019 - Pelosi, Grassley push legislative measures, while Trump indicates he will issue an executive action.
Concern over high drug prices is driving proposals this fall from both Republicans and Democrats on an issue likely to be near the top of the 2020 election agenda.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is preparing to reveal a bill likely to allow Medicare to negotiate hundreds of drug prices. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, meanwhile, is pushing a bipartisan drug-pricing bill that seeks to lower drug costs in Medicare and Medicaid.
