What Better Start For Bipartisanship And Healing Than Lowering Drug Costs Opinion
The executive order will reduce Medicare drug prices by preventing middlemen (namely, insurers and pharmacy benefit managers) from pocketing cost-savings rather than passing them along to seniors. The widely praised measure will save patients up to 30-percent on their prescription costs. American consumers have long called for drug pricing reform. It’s easy to understand why. The cost of prescription drugs has skyrocketed 33-percent since 2014. Over eight-percent of Americans admit to skipping their medication to save money....