WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:
Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the Break Up Big Medicine Act to address rampant consolidation in the health care industry that drives up prices, squashes competition, and fuels corporate greed.
"There's no question that massive health care companies have created layers of complexity to jack up the price of everything from prescription drugs to a visit to the doctor. The only way to make health care more affordable is to break up these health care conglomerates," said Senator Elizabeth Warren. "Our bill would be a monumental step towards ending the stranglehold that corporate giants have on our broken health care ...