Missouri lawmakers can lower health care costs and reduce government control

Missouri lawmakers can lower health care costs and reduce government control

According to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll last month, Americans were most concerned about the cost of health care (Eric Thayer/Getty Images).Lawmakers in Jefferson City have introduced two bills that purportedly would drive down costs for patients. Instead, they will raise costs and increase government control over health care. The bills would increase prescription drug fees and interfere with the ability of employers to work with pharmacy be…