Dems Say Bill to Kill Price Controls Shows GOP 'Wants You... to Spend More' on Meds
Dems Say Bill to Kill Price Controls Shows GOP 'Wants You… to Spend More' on Meds
"If you thought Republicans were done trying to repeal overwhelmingly popular healthcare policies that bring down costs—think again," said Sen. Patty Murray.
JESSICA CORBETT
OCT 7, 2022
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/07/dems-say-bill-kill-price-controls-shows-gop-wants-you-spend-more-meds
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U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, also blasted the GOP's bid to reverse the IRA's progress on drug pricing.
"If you thought Republicans were done trying to repeal overwhelmingly popular healthcare policies that bring down costs—think again," she said. Previously, Republican lawmakers tried to repeal or curb the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, dozens of times.
Murray warned that the GOP bill would "take away one of the strongest tools Democrats passed to fight skyrocketing drug costs and force drug companies to the bargaining table," which she said "makes clear Republicans' healthcare proposals are the same as ever—higher costs for patients."
"People in Washington state and across the country want us to put patients over profits—and I've heard from so many seniors how relieved they were that Democrats gave Medicare new power to negotiate prices and take on out-of-control drug costs as part of the Inflation Reduction Act," she added. "This is a huge reform that is going to save so many seniors so much money—but not if these Senate Republicans have their way."
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