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Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker Propose New Federal Agency to Control Drug Prices
SENS. Bernie Sanders and Cory Booker, candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, introduced on Friday a bill that would form an independent federal agency focused on regulating the cost of prescription medications.
The senators joined forces to draft The Prescription Drug Affordability and Access Act, which would establish the Bureau of Prescription Drug Affordability and Access. The new agency would be given authority to control prices of prescription drugs and could abolish patent protections for manufacturing companies that don't comply.
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Sen. Kamala Harris of California, another 2020 contender, joined the candidates as a sponsor of the bil
Under the legislation, drug manufacturers planning to develop a new medication would have to submit its plans to the bureau, including the cost of research and development, the cost of the drug and of comparable medications in other countries, as well as the federal investments that contributed to the drug's discovery and production, The Hill reported.
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https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2019-11-15/bernie-sanders-cory-booker-propose-new-federal-agency-to-control-drug-prices
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Bernie Sanders, Cory Booker Propose New Federal Agency to Control Drug Prices (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
Nov 2019
OP
Good to see someone actually doing something instead of talking about a "plan". Let's see...
TreasonousBastard
Nov 2019
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aikoaiko
(34,169 posts)1. Its nice to see these two working together so well.
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Joe941
(2,848 posts)2. Great idea. Bernie is a uniter!
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)3. Good to see someone actually doing something instead of talking about a "plan". Let's see...
if this has any legs.
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ismnotwasm
(41,979 posts)4. This is how you reasonably start reforming healthcare
Harris is also on the bill btw.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden