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White House Celebrates Record ACA Enrollment as Trump Administration Plans to Overhaul Health Care

January 11, 2025

Nearly 24 million Americans have signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace coverage for 2025.

Popular Interests In This Article: Affordable Care Act, Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Prescription Drug Prices, Stacy M. Brown

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and Congresswoman (D-VA) Jennifer McClellan Host Roundtable Event on Kamala Harris’s Efforts to Lower Medical Costs

August 24, 2024

By Alexis Reyes On Saturday, August 17th, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, and Congresswoman (D-VA) Jennifer McClellan hosted a roundtable for local community members to share their experiences regarding medical coverage and the impact that presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris will have on the future of medical costs. The roundtable also addressed the concerning […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alexis Reyes, David Crowley, Jennifer McClellan, Kamala Harris, Prescription Drug Prices, Roundtable Discussion

Biden and Harris Reunite to Highlight Drug Pricing Deal

August 17, 2024

By Karen Stokes On Thursday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together for the first time since Biden withdrew from the presidential race. They focused on fulfilling their commitment to reducing out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors and saving money for Americans. The Inflation Reduction Act enabled Medicare to be able to negotiate […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Karen Stokes, Medicare Part D, Prescription Drug Prices

Congress Listens, Avoids Damaging Prescription Drug Market

June 15, 2024

By Milwaukee Courier Staff MILWAUKEE – Imagine having prescription drug prices rise by double digits after all the inflation Americans already have experienced regarding food, housing, automobiles, gasoline, clothing, and so much more over the past two years.  That was just the concern a multicultural coalition of small business owners from across Wisconsin had when […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Compiled By Courier Staff, Prescription Drug Prices, Will Martin

Biden Harris Administration on Process to Lower Prescription Drug Costs

February 3, 2024

By Karen Stokes Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a major development they’re taking to negotiate for and lower the cost of several common prescription drugs. “It’s important to recognize that never before in the history of our country has a Medicare program which covers 65 million Americans, mostly seniors and Americans with disabilities. They have […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Medicare, Prescription Drug Prices, Xavier Becerra

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Sweeping Actions to Lower Healthcare Costs

December 9, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled a comprehensive plan to ensure accessible, affordable healthcare for all Americans.

Popular Interests In This Article: Biden-Harris Administration, Healthcare Costs, Prescription Drug Prices, Stacy M. Brown

Seniors Across the Country Are Saving Millions of Dollars in Health Care Costs

March 18, 2023

By Karen Stokes On Wednesday, President Biden was in Las Vegas discussing how his prescription drug law is lowering health care costs and prescription drug prices for seniors across the country. Americans pay two to three times more for prescription drugs than citizens in other countries and the President and Congressional Democrats took on special […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Karen Stokes, Prescription Drug Prices

Eli Lilly Heeds President Joe Biden’s Call to Cap the Price of Insulin

March 4, 2023

By Karen Stokes As part of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, nearly four million seniors on Medicare with diabetes started to see their insulin costs capped at $35 per month this past January, saving some seniors hundreds of dollars for a month’s supply. President Biden made clear in his State of the Union address that […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Eli Lilly, Insulin, Joe Biden, Karen Stokes, Prescription Drug Prices

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

To Help Patients Save Money, Congress Needs to Tackle the Middlemen in Health Care

January 28, 2023

By Sally C. Pipes As a Republican-controlled House of Representatives with a small majority opens for business in January, one member has especially big ideas for saving patients money on prescription drug costs — and the research to back it up. A year ago, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) released a comprehensive report on the role […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Health Care Middlemen, Health Insurance, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Prescription Drug Prices, Sally C. Pipes

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MADISON TIMES

340B Doesn’t Solve Health Inequities

December 24, 2022

By Amy Hinojosa Advocates have long fought for federal funding to reach people in most need. Back in 1992, Congress established the 340B drug pricing program, which guaranteed drug discounts to hospitals serving a disproportionately high percentage of uninsured or low-income patients. Congress hoped the legislation would help hospitals provide better, less expensive care. But […]

Popular Interests In This Article: 340B, Amy Hinojosa, Prescription Drug Prices

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