On-the-Record Press Call on Trump's Action to Protect Seniors with Diabetes; May 26, 2020

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On-the-Record Press Call on the President’s Action to Protect Seniors with Diabetes
HEALTHCARE

Issued on: May 26, 2020

Via Teleconference

11:52 A.M. EDT

MR. CANTRELL: Thank you, Operator. Good morning everyone, and thank you for joining today’s briefing by senior administration officials on the President’s latest action to reduce healthcare costs.

Today’s briefing will be conducted by Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma and Assistant to the President and Senior Counselor Kellyanne Conway.

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And with that, I’m happy to introduce Counselor Kellyanne Conway.

MS. CONWAY: Thank you very much, Austin. And good morning to everyone on the call. Thank you for your interest in this important topic. Today is a very exciting next step in the President and the administration’s continued efforts to aid American seniors.

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A quick reminder that, in 2018, under the President’s leadership and Administrator Verma’s actions, Medicare Part D also started covering newer insulin delivery devices, including both mechanical and electronic insulin pumps that are not covered under Part B. And the fact is that, last year, the President signed an executive order to improve older Americans’ healthcare and improve the fiscal sustainability of Medicare.

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MR. CANTRELL: Yep, we’re going to go with Administrator Verma here.

ADMINISTRATOR VERMA: Thank you. And thank you for joining the call.

Today, we are announcing a significant development in the Trump administration’s effort to lower insulin costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

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Under the President’s leadership, our Part D Senior Savings Model will help ensure that out-of-pocket costs do not keep insulin out of the reach for vulnerable seniors who depend on it for their quality of life and their very survival. A medicine is not truly accessible if it’s also not affordable, and that’s why the Trump administration will continue to work to lower the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs for America’s seniors.

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MR. CANTRELL: Great. Thank you, everyone. This will conclude our call. Again, both opening remarks and the question-and-answer portion were on the record. As always, please direct all further questions to the White House Press Office.

Thank you, everyone, for joining us this morning.

END

12:17 P.M. EDT

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1. Good news for diabetics

I am not a full scale diabetic, just border line diabetic, and do not yet need or use insulin.
I control my blood glucose by diet and exercise. But that may stop working.