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Prescription-drug prices keep rising in the pandemic. Yet public opinion of the pharma industry is soaring too.

Big Pharma’s reputation has soared during the pandemic, but prices continue to rise. Will drug price controls be on the legislative agenda for Congress once the pandemic is over?

Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on unsustainable drug prices on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)
Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on unsustainable drug prices on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Washington. (Alex Edelman/Pool via AP)Read moreALEX EDELMAN / AP