Senators advance major drug pricing bill — and keep caps on price hikes

Senators advance major drug pricing bill — and keep caps on price hikes

STAT Plus: Key Senate committee advances its sweeping drug pricing bill — and keeps caps on price hikes

By LEV FACHER AND NICHOLAS FLORKO

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Sen. Pat Toomey failed to remove a cap on some drug price hikes in Medicare from a sweeping committee bill to lower drug prices.

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