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A bipartisan approach to drug prices is emerging

Congress has found little to agree on when it comes to health care, but lawmakers from both parties appear to be warming up to ideas for reining in drug prices.

By Anna Edney | Updated on December 15, 2017
Legislators on both sides of the aisle have said in recent weeks that the government could use its power as a major buyer of drugs through Medicare, Medicaid and other programs to thwart such behavior. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Congress has found little to agree on when it comes to health care, but lawmakers from both parties appear to be warming up to ideas for reining in drug prices.

While soaring prescription costs have drawn fire from across the political spectrum, action has been scant. There are signs however that a consensus is forming on Capitol Hill on how to curtail tactics that shield blockbuster medicines from competition.

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