STAT Plus: A closer look at Bernie Sanders’ plans to upend pharma and lower drug prices

The following is an excerpt from STAT’s deep dive report into the Democrats running for president in 2020 and their proposals for pharmaceutical industry reform. Learn more here.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is making high drug prices a signature issue on the campaign trail. The Vermont senator, who identifies as an independent, “Democratic socialist”-style progressive, reshaped Democratic politics with his insurgent bid for the party’s nomination in 2016, and now appears to be a frontrunner for the party’s nomination in 2020.

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