Analysis: The Senate’s top health panel is entering a new era of leadership. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I) and Bill Cassidy (R) are likely to take the reins, with both lawmakers announcing their intentions to pursue top spots on the Senate HELP Committee.
Sanders has long championed a far-reaching proposal to transform Medicare into a single-payer system, granting the federal government sweeping power to negotiate the cost of drug prices. If he helms the health committee, universal coverage and lowering the cost of medicines would be top priorities for him, according to spokesmanSenate Finance Committee,
but leading the health committee would still give Sanders a high-profile platform to promote both policies. He would also have the power to pursue legislation broadly authorizing the importation of drugs from other countries — a policy he attempted to push through the HELP Committee earlier this year to no avail.
Sanders is known for his penchant for railing against pharmaceutical companies, whether during committee hearings or on the Senate floor. and they only have a couple friends left in the caucus any more so it’s going to be tough,” said one Democratic pharmaceutical lobbyist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to be candid.
Some people on and off the Hill privately wondered whether Sanders would be able to build consensus among Republicans and within the Democratic caucus.
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