Old Joe is still the best friend of Seniors and other Americans with various illnesses requiring drugs that Big Pharma wants to bankrupt families with exorbidant pricing.
"How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans"
"rump has long promised to stand up to the pharmaceutical industry and lower prescription drug prices, but he has avoided taking serious action to drive down prices while at the same time filling top spots in his administration with industry insiders. This administration's culture of corruption, which continues a decadeslong practice of political pandering to the pharmaceutical industry, carries a real cost; Americans spent $535 billion1 on prescription drugs in 2018, an increase of 50 percent since 2010. These price increases far surpass inflation, with Big Pharma increasing prices on its most-prescribed medications by anywhere from 40 percent to 71 percent from 2011 to 2015.2
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"Fact Sheet: The Biden-Harris Administration Urges Congress to Lower Drug Costs for Americans with Commercial Insurance"
"President Biden's prescription drug law, the Inflation Reduction Act, was signed into law on August 16, 2022. This new law provides meaningful financial relief for millions of people with Medicare by expanding benefits, lowering drug costs, and strengthening Medicare for the future.
Thanks to the President's new lower cost prescription drug law, the lives of Medicare enrollees are changing for the better. The benefits for seniors and people with disabilities include:
A $35/month cap on the cost of each Medicare-covered insulin product;
Free recommended adult vaccines, such as shingles and RSV, for Medicare Part D enrollees;"
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