President Biden believes that health care should be a right, not a privilege. For too long, corporate special interests and trickle-down economics have allowed Big Pharma to make record profits, while millions of Americans struggle to afford health care and prescription drugs to treat common and chronic conditions. As part of the President’s Bidenomics agenda,…
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WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Elected Officials, Labor Leaders, Aging Advocates, Health and Advocacy Groups, And More Applaud Administration’s Prescription Drug Announcement
Yesterday, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the first 10 drugs selected for Medicare Price Negotiation – a critical provision under the Inflation Reduction Act that will finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prescription drug costs for seniors, people with disabilities, and other beneficiaries. For decades, Big Pharma has blocked this from happening, forcing millions…
The Congressional Republican Agenda on Prescription Drugs: Giveaways to Big Pharma and Higher Costs for Seniors and Families
President Biden has taken historic action to reduce prescription drug costs for seniors and for working-age people who get health insurance through their jobs. Meanwhile, Congressional Republicans are actively fighting to roll back the reforms the President signed into law and to keep Big Pharma’s taxes low. Congressional Republicans’ agenda for Big Pharma giveaways includes:…
A Proclamation on Older Americans Month, 2024
Older Americans have worked their whole lives to achieve the American Dream for their families and communities, making our Nation stronger and building a future of possibilities for new generations. This month, we celebrate their immense contributions to our country and stand firm in our efforts to ensure that every…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts the Deficit by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years
President Biden believes that investing in America, growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up, lowering costs for families, and reforming our tax code to reward work and not wealth are economic and fiscal imperatives. Strong and shared growth that benefits all Americans isn’t just good for working families and the economy; it…
FACT SHEET: The President’s Budget Cuts the Deficit by $3 Trillion Over 10 Years
President Biden believes that investing in America, growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up, lowering costs for families, and reforming our tax code to reward work and not wealth are economic and fiscal imperatives. Strong and shared growth that benefits all Americans isn’t just good for working families and the economy; it…
Remarks by President Biden on Lowering Healthcare Costs for American Families | Goffstown, NH
YMCA Allard CenterGoffstown, New Hampshire 2:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Good to see you all. Good to see you all. Thank you. By the way, Bowdoin College — good college. I’ve spoken there. Thanks, Rose. Thanks for that introduction. And please have a seat — take a seat, if you have…
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Southern District of Ohio’s Decision on Medicare Drug Price Negotiation
For decades, Big Pharma blocked Medicare from negotiating lower drug prices for seniors, while drug companies made record profits. President Biden and Congressional Democrats finally changed that when they passed the Inflation Reduction Act – while every single Republican in Congress sided with Big Pharma to keep health care costs high for millions of families.…
Remarks by President Biden on Progress to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
National Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland 3:26 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you, David. And this has been a fight that I just started the other day when I was a 37-year-old senator. (Laughs.) This has been an ongoing fight not just on my part but on the part of an awful lot of people.…
FACT SHEET: Building Digital Experiences for the American People
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released policy guidance to Federal agencies which will transform the way government communicates with the American people digitally to ensure it is providing information that is easy to use, trustworthy, and accessible. The Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience (OMB M-23-22) guidance provides a robust policy framework for…