Democrats to put renewed focus on health care in new year
Democrats to put renewed focus on health care in new year
BY JULIE GRACE BRUFKE at the Hill
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/medical-devices-and-prescription-drug-policy/476269-democrats-to-put-renewed-focus
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Monday that Democrats will prioritize getting health care legislation signed into law when lawmakers return to the Capitol next week.
“When we return to Washington, our priority will be to continue a drumbeat across America to press the President and the GOP Senate to pass the Lower Drug Costs Now Act into law,” Pelosi wrote in a "Dear Colleague" letter to members of her caucus. “And we also look forward to ending the financial unfairness of surprise billing, which has bipartisan support in the Congress and among the American people.”
Republicans have been highly critical of the House-passed drug pricing bill, which was sent to the Senate after a largely party-line vote of 230-192. The measure, which would allow the government to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, is one of House Democrats’ top priorities and is expected to be touted by vulnerable Democrats up for reelection next year.
"Americans should not have to pay more for our medicines than what Big Pharma charges for the same drugs overseas — and that is why we are proud that H.R. 3 finally gives Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug prices and makes those lower prices available to millions of Americans with private insurance," Pelosi wrote, adding that Democrats need to further highlight the legislation and pressure the GOP-controlled Senate to take up the measure.
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THAT and minimum alternative taxes paid by corporations
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