Congress is finally taking on the middlemen driving up your drug costs

Published July 22, 2026 6:00am ET



Every day, people walk into their local pharmacy and face a price they can’t afford for a drug they can’t live without.

Families are being forced to choose between paying for lifesaving prescriptions and covering basic necessities. At the same time, the community pharmacists who provide these critical medications are struggling to keep their doors open.

You deserve to know why this is happening and who is benefiting from it.

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