US House Ways and Means/Health Subcommittee Republicans at a March 7 hearing strongly opposed legislation offered by Democrats that would empower HHS to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with manufacturers in Medicare Part D and allow for compulsory licensing if manufacturers don’t cooperate.
The legislation is sponsored by Health Subcommittee Chair Lloyd Doggett, D-TX, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH. It’s no surprise that Republicans oppose the ideas in the proposal (HR 1046/S 377)