Every single Democratic presidential candidate agrees that the federal government should take a far more aggressive approach to lowering drug prices — including letting Medicare negotiate drug prices.
But beyond that plank, there are quite a few differences between the candidates when it comes to taking on the pharmaceutical industry. To suss out exactly where they diverge, STAT questioned seven candidates during their interviews with the editorial board of the Boston Globe, STAT’s sister publication. (STAT was not involved at all with the board’s discussions about a forthcoming endorsement.)
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Has anybody seen this short video ?
https://www.wsj.com/video/how-drug-prices-work/C9D3F950-DFE3-4E37-9120-836D411A9A66.html
This video tells it all !We MUST get rid of the PBM’s !! You don’t have to be a Harvard professor to see it !
There are 36 states trying to pass laws to regulate PBM’s so the citizens of their states are protected.