Inside STAT: Democrats scramble to prove their leadership on lowering drug costs

As the 2020 campaign kicks off, Democratic presidential hopefuls have zeroed in on drug pricing as a key policy target. Sen. Bernie Sanders held a press conference yesterday to unveil a proposal to lower prescription prices that mirrors one of the Trump administration's own ideas. Sen. Cory Booker dialed up his own rhetoric, calling high drug prices "a stain on the very idea of America." Sen. Amy Klobuchar, another rumored candidate, re-introduced a trio of drug pricing bills this week that she's championed for years. Other Senate Democrats who are likely to follow Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the 2020 race have also taken aim at drug prices in the past month. STAT's Lev Facher has the story — read here.