Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 May 2017
The Trump administration could bring down drug prices. But it would take guts.
15 May 2017 - The state of Louisiana has a serious problem paying for pricey hepatitis C medicines, and as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, you can do something to help.
A federal law gives you the ammunition to make it possible for the state to treat, and quite possibly cure, thousands of infected low-income people without busting its budget. To take action would require gumption, because it would involve expropriating patents, which is certain to rile the pharmaceutical industry.
But in taking such a step, you could send a meaningful signal that the Trump administration is truly serious about addressing the high cost of medicines.
