Armed with an AARP poll showing strong public support for the idea, a bipartisan duo of state legislators will urge the Virginia General Assembly next year to create an agency to review prescription drug prices and limit how much pharmaceutical companies can charge for certain medications.

Republican Sen. Bill Stanley of Franklin County and Democratic Del. Karrie Delaney of Fairfax said they will sponsor legislation to create a Prescription Drug Affordability Board as seven other states from Maryland to Oregon have done. … [My article for AARP]