"In the House of Representatives, the Democratic caucus is expected to pass HR 3 ... which contains a series of far-reaching drug pricing reforms. At the same time, the House Republican caucus introduced its own drug pricing bill [see summary and text], largely composed of smaller bipartisan elements. In the Senate, the Finance Committee released updates to its drug pricing package [see news summary and text], and the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee reached a deal on surprise billing that includes a range of small bipartisan drug pricing elements [see summary]."  MORE >>