EDIT: It was correctly pointed out that I didn't include a reference to the actual bill, and that I then linked the wrong one. Not my best day! It is the Cutting Medicare Prescription Drug Prices in Half Act which would reduce the cost of drugs by pricing them the same for Medicare as they cost the VA. Essentially, the government negotiates costs for the VA, but drug companies make up for that discount by overcharging Medicare, driving up costs, and profits (which make their way into certain Senators' pockets.) Crapo won't even let a vote take place. If the bill fails, it fails, but at least let a vote take place.

Crapo has his own "drug price reduction" bill, which prefers a "market based" solution to lower drug costs. The problem is that it does nothing to actually reduce the cost of drugs, and was written by the drug lobby. It simply protects the drug company's profits.

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