Sens. Bernie Sanders and Bill Cassidy introduce bipartisan deal to lower drug prices
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Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced Tuesday they have made a deal on a bill to will lower drug prices.
The two senators, who serve as the chairman and ranking member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, said the pieces of legislation will “expand the availability of low-cost generic drugs.”
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“We are happy to announce that we’ve come to an agreement to consider critical pieces of legislation to reform pharmacy benefit managers and expand the availability of low-cost generic drugs through the HELP Committee. We will hold an official markup of the legislation on May 2nd,” the senators said in a joint statement.
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