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Buttigieg unveils an aggressive plan for lowering drug prices

He’s a moderate on most issues, but Buttigieg is out with a surprisingly progressive new drug pricing plan.
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttiegieg

WASHINGTON — South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Monday unveiled a sweeping plan aimed at lowering prescription drug prices — and though he’s one of the most moderate Democrats in the 2020 presidential race, the plan is anything but.

Buttigieg’s proposal includes a number of drug pricing ideas once seen as radical, including a policy change that would force pharmaceutical manufacturers to forfeit as much as 95% of

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