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Trump: “$35 insulin... I did that.”
Fact check: This is a blatant lie. Trump did not cap insulin costs, Biden-Harris did for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act.
KamalaHQ/status/1823833798607614229
- peter03102.com/TFiles/#14AUG2…
Trump: “$35 insulin... I did that. I did the insulin”
Fact check: This is a blatant lie. Trump did not cap insulin costs, Biden-Harris did for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act.
President Biden: When Kamala is president, she's gonna make sure we cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for every single American
KamalaHQ/status/1824149846405619846
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Inflation is down to its lowest level in over three years. Gas prices are down nearly 50 cents compared to Labor Day last year. Insulin is capped at $35 a month, saving money for millions of Americans.
VP/status/1829641497660043363
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As Vice President, I was proud to cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act.
We capped insulin at $35/month for seniors, and capped prescription drug costs at $2,000/year for those on Medicare.
KamalaHarris/status/1824498874498576678
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HE LIE: Biden claims Kamala will cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for Americans.
THE TRUTH: This was one of the Trump administration’s policies.
KamalaHQLies/status/1824155963135263150
- threadreaderapp.com/thread/1824155…
President Trump Announces Lower Out of Pocket Insulin Costs for Medicare’s Seniors [26MAY20]
[Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS_gov]
- cms.gov/priorities/inn…
On-the-Record Press Call on the President’s Action to Protect Seniors with Diabetes [26MAY20]
- trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-stat…
If you’re __ the 1 in 3 people with Medicare who has diabetes, there’s some good news: starting in 2021, many participating drug plans will offer a 30-day supply of insulin for $35 or less per month through the Medicare Part D Senior Savings Model.
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Part D Senior Savings Model
Part D plans that offer insulin at an affordable and predictable cost where a one-month supply of a broad set of plan-formulary insulins costs no more than $35 each.
- cms.gov/priorities/inn…
Medicare_gov > Insulin
Under Part D, the $35 cap applies to everyone who takes insulin, even if you get Extra Help.
- medicare.gov/coverage/insul…
AP Fact Check
Misleading claims cite Biden for insulin price increases
[Take the Biden's Administration word that Plan D would never work so the Biden Administration repealed it]
- apnews.com/article/fact-c…
Remarks by President Trump on Protecting America’s Seniors [01MAY20]
We’re doing everything we can to lower the price of insulin
- trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-stat…
Remarks by President Trump at Signing of Executive Orders on Lowering Drug Prices [24JUL20]
reduce the cost of insulin to $35 a month
- trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-stat…
Remarks by President Trump on Delivering Lower Prescription Drug Prices for All Americans [20NOV20]
"$35 a month"
"saving them an average of nearly $500 to $1,000 a year just on insulin."
"a massive 66 percent savings."
- trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-stat…
Congress Didn’t Act on Prescription Drug Prices. So President Trump Did. [27JUL20]
The President signed four sweeping executive orders on Friday, which together will significantly lower the cost of prescription drugs
- trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/articles/congr…
President Trump Takes Historic Action to Reduce Prescription Drug Prices [27JUL20]
This is an archive of a Trump Administration account maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
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trumplibrary.gov
Correction - wrong link
KamalaHQLies post source
President Trump Announces Lower Out of Pocket Insulin Costs for Medicare’s Seniors [26MAY20]
in the post
peter03102/status/1832262321395085585
- cms.gov/newsroom/press…
Did Biden Temporarily Freeze Trump Rule Lowering Insulin, EpiPen Prices? [25JAN21]
In the first few days of his 2021 term, __ Biden was quick to issue nearly a dozen executive orders aimed at reversing many of the policies of __ Trump
- snopes.com/fact-check/bid…
UPDATED: Trump-era rebate rule for Medicare Part D on hold until 2023 [01FEB21]
A rebate rule the Biden Administration had already delayed until March 22 has been pushed out further to January 1, 2023.
- healthcarefinancenews.com/news/biden-adm…
Part D Senior Savings Model (Added a context box at the top)
Part D ends DEC23 and helps no one because it was suspended.
The Biden Administration used the time to reflect until JAN23. Then we got the Inflation Reduction Act (Climate Change Act).
- cms.gov/priorities/inn…
"Trump's Medicare Part D" was supposed to begin in January 2021 but was delayed until January 1, 2023.
The Inflation Reduction Act (Climate Change Act) began on January 1, 2023.
Did anybody receive aid in 2021 and 2022?
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