US Government Drug Pricing ‘Negotiation:’ Where We Go From Here

The House passage of a Democratic bill authorizing the federal government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare has sharpened the debate over how prices feed innovation, but the underlying policy stands little chance of being enacted without a Democratic wave in the next election. Pink Sheet's table highlights the key provisions of HR 3 and other pending pricing legislation.

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Democrats Throw Down The Gauntlet On Drug Pricing

The Democratic-controlled US House passed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial drug pricing bill on 12 December essentially along party lines, as expected. But consideration in the Senate won’t happen anytime soon. Whether it happens at all may depend on whether Democrats pick up more seats in that chamber in the 2020 elections.

The current Republican-led Senate is not expected to take up HR 3 before then because of strong partisan opposition to...

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