Democrats take on Rick Scott for voting against reducing Medicare drug prices
The provisions are part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, which every Republican senator opposed
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix - August 12, 2024The provisions are part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, which every Republican senator opposed
By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix - August 12, 2024Lawmakers are weighing an array of pharmacy bills this session that could rein in prescription prices and allow pharmacists to treat people for COVID-19
By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle - February 12, 2024The price cuts would target medication used to treat diabetes, heart failure, blood cancers, kidney disease and other ailments.
By Oliver Willis - August 29, 2023Republican Siobhan Dunnavant opposed creating a prescription drug affordability board to make medicine more affordable for Virginians.
By Josh Israel - July 25, 2023The law makes New York the third state to make it possible for residents to access contraception without going to a doctor.
By Associated Press - May 07, 2023Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken more than $350,000 in campaign contributions from the pharmaceutical industry since 2019.
By Emily Singer - January 13, 2023More than 63 million Americans who are enrolled in Medicare benefit from the agency’s new ability to cap the costs of prescription medicines.
By Oliver Willis - October 07, 2022Dealing with a chronic illness is already stressful on its own. But when you can’t afford your medication, it makes living with a chronic illness that much harder.
By TAI Contributor - September 27, 2022The Inflation Reduction Act will save the program money by allowing negotiation with drug companies for lower prescription costs.
By Josh Israel - September 19, 2022‘It’s not a legitimate role of government to be involved in health care in any way,’ said New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate Bruce Fenton.
By Josh Israel - August 25, 2022Every Republican in Congress opposed the law despite its widespread popularity.
By Oliver Willis - August 17, 2022Incumbent Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) is running against Republican nominee Tyler Kistner, who accused Democrats in Congress of working to implement ‘a communist-centered-type health care plan.’
By Kaishi Chhabra - August 04, 2022The Democratic proposal would cap drug prices and allow the government to negotiate Medicare drug prices.
By Oliver Willis - July 01, 2022Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt and his spouse appear to have increased their holdings in a major pharmaceutical company since December.
By Josh Israel - May 23, 2022A new poll shows strong support for a compromise Build Back Better package.
By Josh Israel - May 04, 2022Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz has presented himself as a champion against high drug prices.
By Josh Israel - April 22, 2022Nevada Republican Adam Laxalt and his wife own more than $67,000 in pharmaceutical stocks, according to his recent financial disclosure statement.
By Josh Israel - December 16, 2021The American Action Network received $4.5 million from the U.S. pharmaceutical industry’s largest interest group in 2019. Now, the group is airing misleading claims about Democrats’ plans to make prescription drugs more affordable.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2021Every House Republican voted against President Joe Biden’s sweeping social safety net plan.
By Josh Israel - November 19, 2021A new analysis shows H.R. 3 would bring the cost of common medications down significantly.
By Josh Israel - July 20, 2021The American Action Network has received millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry.
By Josh Israel - May 10, 2021‘We ran out of time,’ an official with the Trump administration said.
By Josh Israel - January 14, 2021Donald Trump makes his final appeals to voters as the presidential campaign nears its end.
By Emily Singer - October 28, 2020The steps the administration has taken have been less ambitious than those in a bill the House passed last year.
By Associated Press - September 12, 2020Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is still refusing to hold a vote on bipartisan bills to address rising drug costs.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 13, 2020New legislation was introduced days before the White House files arguments with the Supreme Court to get rid of the Affordable Care Act.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 24, 2020The bipartisan, House-passed H.R. 3 would lower drug costs for all Americans.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 27, 2020The high cost of prescription drugs is one of the top concerns among voters.
By Dan Desai Martin - February 21, 2020Polling shows that drug prices and health care affordability are the top issues for Americans. Mitch McConnell is blocking legislation to address both.
By Josh Israel - February 19, 2020Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in September that he would not allow a vote on the Lower Drug Costs Now Act.
By Josh Israel - February 18, 2020