Sanders, Cassidy Named Chair, Ranking Member Of Senate Health Panel

Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Thursday (Feb. 2) took up the mantle of Senate health committee chair and ranking member, respectively, kicking off a partnership that experts previously told Inside Health Policy will likely maintain the productive dynamic for which the committee is known. Sanders has said he plans to focus on lowering the price of prescription drugs and universal health care as chair of the committee. In a YouTube video posted on Jan. 1,...