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Jaime Herrera Beutler Works to Lower Drug Prices for Seniors, PatientsHerrera Beutler helps introduce bipartisan Lower Costs, More Cures Act to cap out-of-pocket spending for seniors
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is helping introduce a bipartisan bill today to lower prescription drug prices and protect access to new medicines and cures. H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act uses bipartisan reforms to cap how much seniors pay each year at the pharmacy and requires full cost transparency at the doctor’s office. The legislation also includes a specific provision to make insulin more affordable.
Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler is helping introduce a bipartisan bill today to lower prescription drug prices and protect access to new medicines and cures. H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act uses bipartisan reforms to cap how much seniors pay each year at the pharmacy and requires full cost transparency at the doctor’s office. The legislation also includes a specific provision to make insulin more affordable. “Seniors and other patients in Southwest Washington pay too much for prescription drugs and it’s not uncommon for them to skip doses, cut pills in half, or forego filling prescriptions altogether. This is not right and it’s why I’m co-leading this important, bipartisan legislation to help seniors on fixed incomes pay less for insulin and other prescription drugs,” Herrera Beutler said. “Congress has more work to do to lower the cost of Southwest Washington residents’ medications, so it’s important that we proceed in a bipartisan manner. Everything in this bill has the support of Republicans and Democrats. Seniors and folks who need to manage chronic conditions shouldn’t have to endure a partisan standoff where each side stubbornly clings to ideological bills that the Senate and president won’t consider – they need relief now.” How H.R. 19, the Lower Costs, More Cures Act would lower drug prices:
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