This illustrates how difficult it is to get even modest reform passed in Congress.
For those, especially on the left who are always attacking president Biden and the Democrats, tell me what they did wrong here.
"Pharmaceutical companies and House Republicans have aligned to launch a full-scale attack on the new Medicare drug reforms, which represent one of President Joe Biden’s signature accomplishments and have already started to lower prescription costs for seniors.
The pharmaceutical industry is challenging one key component of the new prescription drugs initiative in court, while a caucus representing most House Republicans is calling to repeal the entire program through legislation. They argue that the reforms will reduce investment in research and development and ultimately lead to fewer breakthrough cures."
I'm a huge proponent of Bernie Sanders' proposed Medicare for All bill, but if we're running into problems getting something as comparatively measly as Medicare prescription drug prices reduced for seniors, the how the hell can we expect that something as huge as Medicare For All will ever get passed?