Opinion

While Democrats bicker, our unacceptable health-care status quo continues

For all of Americans’ political divisions, on some issues there is more agreement than many of us may realize. Medical care is one such area. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and independents want the federal government to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over prices for prescription drugs covered by Medicare, polling this summer shows. Here’s another point of agreement: Most U.S. adults think Medicare should offer dental coverage.