Washington loves a bill with a friendly name. The Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act, now pending before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, sounds like something every American should support.

Hill sources tell us the Senate HELP Committee will soon vote on Sen. Maggie Hassan’s (D., N.H.) Medication Affordability and Patent Integrity Act. The bill would put private healthcare data at risk, expand the bureaucracy, and increase costs. Republicans should vote no.

The Coalition for Affordability & Prosperity is urging the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to reject legislation that supporters say would target patent abuse in the pharmaceutical industry, arguing instead that the proposal would raise costs, encourage litigation, and undermine American innovation.