The price of prescription drugs increased over 10 percent last year and the previous two years also saw a double-digit rise in the cost of pharmaceutical drugs. Sen. Bernie Sanders from Vermont plans to propose a new rule requiring pharmaceutical companies to sell their products at a fair price determined by taxpayer research.
Coming up, we're talking about the larger issues of pharmaceutical drug prices in healthcare.
Guests:
- Jay Hancock, senior correspondent,
- Robin Feldman, author, ""
- Gerard Anderson, professor of health policy and management,
- Frank R. Lichtenberg, professor of business in the healthcare and pharmaceutical management,