Physician group: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices

ACP calls for several federal regulations

The American College of Physicians (ACP) on Tuesday published a position paper urging the federal government to rein in rising prescription drug prices, Alison Kodjak reports for NPR's "Shots."

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In the paper, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP notes that the United States is the only member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that does not impose government regulations on drug pricing.

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