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White House pitching drug pricing task force

October 20, 2017 8:26 PM UTC

White House officials have asked members of Congress to form a bipartisan task force on prescription drug pricing, according to congressional staff and pharma lobbyists. The task force would be charged with developing legislative approaches to lower drug prices. Republican members of Congress have pushed back, warning the White House that refocusing the public and media on the politics of healthcare could make it more difficult to reach consensus among Republicans on tax reform...