Study: Build Back Better Act’s Drug Price Reforms Could Reduce American Lifespans
The $1.7 trillion Build Back Better Act’s drug pricing reforms could reduce American lifespans and reduce creation of new drugs, according to a study.
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New Jersey Democrat Andy Kim Silent as Pelosi Plows Ahead with Left’s Drug Pricing Plan
A drug pricing provision in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package currently making its way through Congress could derail the entire package, and Rep. Andy Kim (D-NJ) is one of two New Jersey Democrats facing pressure from within the Garden State to break with the party and oppose the provision.
Democrats in Disarray over Drug Pricing Reform in Infrastructure Bill
Democrats’ efforts to reform drug pricing in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure have increasingly fractured the party.
Joe Biden Suspends Trump Executive Order to Lower Insulin, Epinephrine Prices
President Joe Biden’s first actions included a directive that suspends President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at lowering the prices of insulin and epinephrine, which was to have gone into effect on Friday, January 22.
Fact Check: Joe Biden Claims Trump Has Not Acted to Lower Medicare Drug Prices
President Donald Trump has lowered drug prices and issued several executive orders on lowering Medicare drug prices, though critics say more action is needed.
Fact Check: Joe Biden Falsely Claims Trump Has Not Lowered Drug Prices
The fact is that drug prices have fallen under President Donald Trump for the first time in nearly half a century.
CBO: Grassley-Wyden Bill Cuts Spending by $95 Billion, Reduces Premiums
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis on Friday that found that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) drug pricing bill would cut spending by $95 billion, reduce out-of-pocket spending, and reduce premiums.
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Democrats Disrupt State of the Union, Chant ‘H.R. 3’
A group of Democratic Party legislators disrupted President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday evening by thrusting three fingers into the air and chanting, “H.R. 3!”. H.R. 3 is the “Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now
Fact Check: CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Misleads on Prescription Drug Prices
Fact check – CLAIM: Americans are paying more for prescription drugs than they did a decade ago, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said. VERDICT: Incomplete. Prescription drug prices also fell last year for the first time in nearly half a century.
Andrew Yang: Government Takeover of Drug Manufacturing, Licensing Would Lower Prices
Democrat entrepreneur Andrew Yang is a long shot to win the White House in 2020, but he is still rolling out his presidential plans, including more federal government control over the medical prescription industry.
Joe Biden Struggles to Remember HHS When Discussing Healthcare
Joe Biden struggled to name the department of Health and Human Services, while discussing his proposal to expand Obamacare and lower drug prices.
Pollak: President Trump’s Top 10 Health Care Achievements
President Trump already has significant achievements on health care that can be summarized as follows: more choice, lower prices, life-saving drugs.
In Powerful State of the Union, President Trump Unifies Nation, Pushes Path Forward for Country
In his second State of the Union address, President Donald Trump offered a path forward for a divided nation–unifying even his fiercest critics behind at least some of what he is trying to do.
Gavin Newsom’s First Act as California Governor: More Healthcare for Illegal Aliens
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s first act in office was to propose extending state healthcare benefits to more illegal aliens.
Blue State Blues: Donald Trump’s Bipartisan To-do List
The First Step Act could be the beginning of a joint effort to address challenges that have ready solutions but that, because of their political difficulty, need bipartisan support to pass.
Big Pharma Trying to Undermine Trump Drug Price Legislation
As the Trump administration pushes for drug price transparency, the pharmaceutical industry is already trying to subvert the coming changes.
Watch Live: Donald Trump to Sign Bills Aimed at Drug Price Transparency
President Donald Trump is scheduled to participate in a signing ceremony Wednesday afternoon for two bills related to drug prices: Know the Lowest Price Act and Patients Right to Know Drug Prices Act.
Pfizer Reverses Drug Price Hikes After Call with Trump and HHS Secretary
Major U.S. drug manufacturer Pfizer agreed to roll back July 1 drug price hikes after an “extensive discussion” with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
Dem Sen Stabenow: GOP Needs to Join Us in Working to Lower Drug Prices
During Friday’s Democratic Weekly Address, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) discussed prescription drug prices and argued Republicans should join Democrats in taking action to lower drug prices. Transcript as Follows: “Today, President Trump is scheduled to speak about the need to
Donald Trump Vows to Tackle Drug Lobby to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
“We will have tougher negotiation, more competition, and much lower prices at the pharmacy counter and it will start to take effect very soon,” Trump said.
