Will Candidates' Drug-Price Plans Work?

Here’s a dirty little secret as prescription drug costs emerge as a major political issue: Nobody really knows what will work.

Presidential candidates are rolling out proposals and lawmakers are holding hearings to show they’re on it. But many of the top proposals from Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and the Republican candidates have been floated for a long time — and experts say none is guaranteed to bring down drug prices in a way that would significantly alleviate the burden on consumers. The more ambitious policies are also the least politically feasible.