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With drug price reform proposals, Democrats seek a solution without a problem

By Brian McNicoll
Published August 31, 2021 4:00am ET
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With drug price reform proposals, Democrats seek a solution without a problem
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chair of the Senate Finance Committee, stops for a reporter as the Senate votes to advance the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. | (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats have offered a new set of proposals to curb prescription drug prices. One wonders what problem they actually seek to solve.

After all, the current program is popular and working as planned. Some 84% of respondents to a recent survey say their Medicare Part D premiums are affordable; 76% say their out-of-pocket costs are reasonable; 83% say having a wide choice of plans is advantageous, and three-fourths say Part D covers all the medicines their doctors prescribe.

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