The bill sponsored by Senators Richard Blumenthal, Kamala Harris,
Amy Klobuchar and Jeff Merkley, all Democrats, would allow the
Department of Health and Human Services to prohibit drug price
increases that it deems excessive.
Both Republicans and Democrats have put the issue of fast-rising
drug prices - some for drugs like insulin that have been on the
market for decades - on their agenda.
Representative Nancy Pelosi, who leads Democrats in the House of
Representatives, has pledged to pursue an agenda next year that
includes tackling the issue of high and rising prescription drug
prices.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has blasted drugmakers and healthcare
"middlemen" for making prescription medicines unaffordable for
Americans.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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