Democrats plan to submit a"finalized agreement" on allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies to a key Senate official"in the coming days" to see whether it complies with the chamber's strict budget rules, one of the sources said.
In addition, the deal would add new incentives for drugmakers and insurers to limit drug price hikes, provide free vaccines for seniors, enhance premium and copay assistance for lower-income people and ensure the Department of Health and Human Services always negotiates for the maximum number of eligible drugs. And it would require negotiations to lower prices"if a drug company continues to block generic competition," the summary said.
agenda. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has repeatedly blasted the Democrats-only reconciliation effort as a"tax and spending spree" and said he hopes the party doesn't revive it.
Looking forward to the day where no Democrat does business with Manchin.
Lower The Cost Of Insulin
Oh, yeah, right. NOW they’re going to go to work to fix problems that should have been worked on the past 18 months instead of spending it playing the blame game.
If Senate Dems are crafting a reconciliation bill, they MUST include cutting of the Hyde Amendment funding from HHS appropriations that would allow legal, safe abortions on federal properties. Hyde was created after the Roe decision. Now that it's overturned, eliminate Hyde.
The hell with Sen_JoeManchin and SenSchumer we need voters protection laws passed. Manchin isn’t worth a damn.
Well those two means it will be too little, too late and then they will means test it into oblivion
scumbags
THIS WILL NOT HELP INFLATION, GIVING MONEY LEFT AND RIGHT ….AND TO ILLEGALS