Pill packets In order for thelatest drug reform efforts to have a real impact, plans will likelyhave to be able to restrict the access that senior citizens havehad for more than a decade to certain classes of drugs. (Photo:Shutterstock)

President Donald Trump's drug pricing-push is about to run into whatmight be its most potent opponent yet: America's seniorcitizens.

On Monday afternoon, the Trump administration released a proposal for rules that would makeit easier for Medicare Part D prescription-drug plans to negotiate prices for a broader array ofmedicines than they do currently. That's arguably a good thing. Butin order for this effort to have a real impact, plans will likelyhave to be able to restrict the access that senior citizens havehad for more than a decade to certain classes of drugs.

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