https://issuesinsights.com/2023/06/28/senate-democrats-take-one-more-step-toward-socialized-medicine/
Senate Democrats Take One More Step Toward
Socialized Medicine
Issues & Insights, by Sally C. Pipes
Posted By: FlyRight, 6/28/2023 6:46:16 AM
It’s been less than a year since Democrats enacted the Inflation Reduction Act, which gives Medicare the power to set the prices of certain medicines. Those price controls have yet to go into effect. But Democrats already want more. They’ve introduced new legislation that would amp up those price controls — and even permit the government to refuse to cover drugs in order to drive a harder bargain with pharmaceutical companies. As for the patients who would benefit from those drugs — or may even need them to stay alive? They may end up being collateral damage. The Democrats’ new price control gambit is the SMART Prices Act,