The House has passed a major piece on healthcare legislation during the Judiciary committee impeachment hearing break.
The bill, HR 3, passed by 230 votes to 192 mostly along party lines. It would lower the cost of prescription drugs by
The bill, HR 3, passed by 230 votes to 192 mostly along party lines. It would lower the cost of prescription drugs by
allowing government to negotiate prices with manufacturers. It makes major changes to the US government’s Medicare program by capping out of pocket drug cost expenses under to the program to $2,000 and creates new dental and vision benefits
The bill has little to no chance of passing the Republican🤬😡 controlled senate so is unlikely to become law.
Here’s some more from the AP:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill would cap Medicare recipients’ out-of-pocket costs for medicines at $2,000 a year. It
Here’s some more from the AP:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill would cap Medicare recipients’ out-of-pocket costs for medicines at $2,000 a year. It
would use about $360 billion of its projected 10-year savings from lower drug costs to establish Medicare coverage for dental care, hearing, and vision, filling major gaps for seniors.
But the legislation has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled Senate, and the WH has
But the legislation has no chance of passing the Republican-controlled Senate, and the WH has
issued a veto threat. Still, Democrats saw a victory in the message their bill sends to voters.
I think that it is going to be too hot to handle for the Republicans,” said Pelosi, D-Calif.
She is claiming bragging rights because her bill would deliver on the promise that Donald Trump made as a candidate in 2016, when he said he would “negotiate like crazy”
She is claiming bragging rights because her bill would deliver on the promise that Donald Trump made as a candidate in 2016, when he said he would “negotiate like crazy”
to lower prescription drug prices for Medicare recipients. It’s a pledge that Trump has backed away from as president.
For months, Pelosi’s office and the WH had talked privately about Medicare negotiations. But the sides went their own ways partly because administration
For months, Pelosi’s office and the WH had talked privately about Medicare negotiations. But the sides went their own ways partly because administration
officials concluded her approach could never win support among congressional Republicans. Trump now favors a bipartisan compromise in the Senate that would limit drug price increases and cap what seniors pay out-of-pocket, but would not authorize Medicare negotiations.
Negotiations are “the heart of the matter,” Pelosi insisted.
High prescription drug prices consistently register as the public’s top health care concern. But it’s unclear in a capital divided over 🍊s impeachment that any major legislation will pass before next year’s elections.
High prescription drug prices consistently register as the public’s top health care concern. But it’s unclear in a capital divided over 🍊s impeachment that any major legislation will pass before next year’s elections.
