<br /> A bipartisan proposal was announced by the U.S. Senate Finance Committee to lower prescription drug prices, says Reuters. The proposal could save $100 billion in costs to government healthcare programs. The committee has been working on the proposal to “address the broken prescription drug supply chain” for six months.<br />"This legislation shows that no industry is above accountability,” the committee said. A spokesman said the White House was encouraged by the bipartisan package. <br />