# About the medicare drug bill and negotiating prices.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-medicare-drug-bill-and-negotiating-prices/233401>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 10, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-medicare-drug-bill-and-negotiating-prices/233401 "2004-03-10T02:18:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-medicare-drug-bill-and-negotiating-prices/233401/1 "2004-03-10T02:18:56Z")

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I’m playing it safe and placing this here. If it’s in the wrong place forgive me.

Why was wording placed in the bill that said the government could not negotiate for lower drug prices?

Wouldn’t that be the goal to shoot for? Lower prices?