US Government Drug Pricing ‘Negotiation:’ Where We Go From Here
Executive Summary
House passes Democratic bill authorizing the federal government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare. While the exercise has sharpened the debate over how prices feed innovation, the underlying policy stands little chance of being enacted without a Democratic wave in the next election. Our table highlights the key provisions of HR 3 and other pending pricing legislation.
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