Waxman, Consumer Groups Discuss Options To Lower Rx Prices

By John Wilkerson / July 21, 2014 at 6:58 PM
House Energy and Commerce ranking Democrat Henry Waxman (CA) on Wednesday (July 23) will speak with reporters by phone about policy options for keeping drug prices in check. The Medicare Rights Center and Social Security Works are co-hosting the teleconference and will release their own report with policy options for lowering drug prices, according to a release. Waxman in April introduced the Medicare Drug Savings Act, which would require drug makers to rebate drugs covered under Part D for low-income...


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