Sanders to roll out bill letting Medicare negotiate drug prices [View all]

01/17/17 01:39 PM EST

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday said he will introduce legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices and called on President-elect Donald Trump to support the proposal.

"If Mr. Trump is serious about taking on Pharma, if Mr. Trump is serious about having Medicare ... negotiate prescription drug prices with the pharmaceutical industry, we are going to have very shortly very significant legislation to do just that," Sanders told reporters.

"I would hope that Mr. Trump would join us and support that legislation."

Trump indicated throughout the campaign that he would support allowing the government to negotiate drug prices and said last week that the pharmaceutical industry is "getting away with murder" because of what it charges the government.

Sanders did not say when he would be introducing his legislation, which is also expected to allow for importing drugs from Canada and other countries.

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/314596-sanders-to-roll-out-legislation-allowing-medicare-to-negotiate-drug