> Generally speaking, the US government demands most favored pricing and gets it. No way we would pay more than France. I though the US government, except for

> Generally speaking, the US government demands most favored pricing and gets it. No way we would pay more than France. I though the US government, except for the VA, was "not permitted to negotiate prices of drugs with the drug companies" due to Medicare Part D. (Quoting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Part_D#Criticisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicare_Part_D#Criticisms .) Was that prohibition removed? If it's still there, then wouldn't that prevent the US government from demanding most favored pricing, as that would be a negotiation.