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Prescription Drug Materials

• Alliance Members Speak Out for Drug Price Negotiation and Expanded Medicare Benefits

  October 12, 2021: On Wednesday, October 6, a group of health care advocates including the Florida Alliance (FLARA), medical professionals, and faith leaders held a virtual event urging Rep. Stephanie Murphy (FL), another House Democrat who has oppo Read More >

• Drug Corporations Kick Lobbying into High Gear to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation

  October 12, 2021: Millions of dollars in advertising, funded by pharmaceutical corporations and business organizations, are being spent to block President Biden’s Build Back Better plan, and the provision allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug Read More >

• KHN: The Public Backs Medicare Rx Price Negotiation Even After Hearing Both Sides’ Views

  October 12, 2021: As Congress debates cutting prescription drug costs, a poll released Tuesday found the vast majority of adults — regardless of their political party or age — support letting the federal government negotiate drug prices for Read More >

• CEOs Against Medicare Price Negotiation Were Paid $400 Million Collectively Last Year

  October 04, 2021: The fight over allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, and use the savings to expand guaranteed dental, hearing and vision benefits, continued in earnest on Capitol Hill this week. Executives from 33 pharmaceutical co Read More >

• KHN: An Ad’s Charge That Price Haggling Would ‘Swipe $500 Billion From Medicare’ Is Incorrect

  September 29, 2021: “These guys [insurance companies and Washington bureaucrats] are working together to swipe $500 billion from Medicare to pay for Pelosi and Schumer’s out-of-control spending spree.” Video advertisement from the  Read More >

• Alliance Fighting for Lower Drug Prices as Debate Heats up in Congress

  September 27, 2021: Alliance members in key congressional districts continued their efforts this week to persuade four moderate House Democrats who voted in Committee against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices. House members Stephani Read More >

• Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Proposal Blocked in Committee

  September 22, 2021: Democratic Reps. Scott Peters (CA), Kathleen Rice (NY) and Kurt Schrader (OR) cast the deciding votes against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices Wednesday. The 29-29 tie vote in the House Energy and Commerce Committe Read More >

• Administration Advances Plans for Lower Drug Prices as Congress Works on Ways to Expand Medicare with the Savings

  September 13, 2021: The Biden administration unveiled a detailed blueprint for lowering prescription drug prices last Thursday that includes allowing Medicare to directly negotiate lower drug prices and making those prices available to other insuranc Read More >

• House Passes Budget Resolution Agreement

  August 30, 2021: The House passed a $3.5 trillion budget blueprint on Tuesday with a 220-212 party-line vote, paving the way for Democrats to pass a robust spending package that will invest in families, retirees, and seniors. The package will incl Read More >

• Retirees Applaud President Biden’s Forceful Call for Action to Lower Prescription Drug Prices

  August 16, 2021: On Thursday, President Biden made remarks from the East Room of the White House to urge Congress to pass legislation that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, a policy the Alliance has been advocating for since its launc Read More >