Senator Sanders Report Finds Prescription Drug Prices Continue to Rise
A report led by Senator Bernie Sanders found that prescription drug prices have continued to rise despite prior pricing agreements with Presidnet Donald Trump, with some medications seeing significant increases and new drugs launching at very high annual costs, NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace Jr. reports. The findings highlight ongoing challenges in controlling U.S. drug pricing ahead of a Senate hearing on the issue. Publicly traded companies in the space include AstraZeneca (AZN), Bristol Myers (BMY), Eli Lilly (LLY), GSK (GSK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck (MRK), Novartis (NVS), Pfizer (PFE), Roche (RHHBY) and Sanofi (SNY).
