publicly documenting the health care cost drivers and working with other states to negotiate lower prescription drug costs.
Bennet promises to publicly document health care cost drivers and negotiate lower prescription drug costs by working with other states.
Occurrences
Evidence
Sen. Bennet said the President signed six bipartisan health care bills into law, including the Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act. The release says this law will require GAO to study and report to Congress on how the pharmaceutical supply chain structure incentives contribute to higher drug prices.
Assessments
Bennet materially advanced and secured enactment of a bipartisan health care transparency measure, the Prescription Drug Supply Chain Pricing Transparency Act, during his current Senate term. That law addresses the promise to publicly document prescription drug cost drivers by requiring GAO reporting on pharmaceutical supply chain incentives that contribute to higher prices. However, the provided record does not show that Bennet delivered the separate commitment to negotiate lower prescription drug costs by working with other states, which is a distinct outcome. Because one major component was delivered and the other is unproven, the appropriate judgment is partial rather than full delivery.