Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
| August 15, 2024
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
| August 12, 2024
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Even as the Biden administration publicly warned hospitals to treat pregnant patients in emergencies, facilities continue to violate the federal law. The issue became a focus for the administration following reports of women being improperly treated in emergency rooms after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion more than two years ago.
Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, being turned away from ERs despite federal law
| August 12, 2024
More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms were turned away or negligently treated since 2022.
Major drugmakers capped cost of asthma inhalers at $35 per month after investigation from Democrats
| August 7, 2024
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, and GlaxoSmithKline all agreed to cap the price of asthma inhalers earlier this year following an investigation by a Democratic-led Senate Committee.
Op-Ed: What I want North Texas to know about border towns
| August 1, 2024
When talking to folks around the country or even other Texans, I find myself receiving the same reactions when I name my hometown– complete confusion or a harmful stereotype.