Is Congress really going to do anything useful with respect to lowering drug prices? When the question is presented that way the answer almost seems painfully obvious. Of course not. The question is just how bad they will mess things up, and will they destroy the incentive to innovate as they attempt to seek a very worthwhile solution for the problem of growing costs for healthcare. Unfortunately, the political climate in the United States has increasingly become more circus and circumspect than bold and visionary. It is better to do something entertaining and memorable that plays to the crowd than to go about the business of governing the country, not just for the moment, but for the future. And the political structures in place create outright gerrymandering that practically ensure the overwhelming percentage of Representatives have more to fear from a primary challenge than from a contender in the general election. It is no wonder nothing truly useful can get accomplished in Washington, DC.

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