The Drug Price-Control Threat

For all the nasty partisan divisiveness in Washington, it’s often worth worrying more when both parties agree. A case in point is a potential left-right condominium on drug prices that should alarm Americans hoping a cure for cancer or Alzheimer’s arrives in their lifetime.

Members of Congress are calling prescription drug prices a top target for 2019. A GOP Senate in most cases will check the ambitions of Democrats in the House, but pharmaceuticals may be the exception. GOP Senator Chuck Grassley appears eager to investigate...