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Biden’s urgent call to lower the price of drugs

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4 years ago

August 13, 2021

William Howard

US President Joe Biden is calling on America’s Congress to urgently lower the high price of prescription drugs

It comes as Democrats prepare to launch a major fight against Republican lawmakers and major pharmaceutical companies over plans to include drug pricing measures in the $3.5 billion budget package.

Biden wants the nation’s Medicare to be able to negotiate prices with big pharma, saying “this is another area where lawmakers can come together and make a difference in people’s lives.”

This follows the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee also drafting his own version of drug pricing laws – which will likely be less dramatic than Biden’s plans, in a bid to gain every Democratic vote in the tightly-held Senate.

Progressive party members were becoming increasingly concerned that Biden was moving away from his commitment to addressing drug pricing… after it was left out of America’s Families Plan earlier in the year.

However, this recent announcement has energised the movement… with Biden saying affordable health care should be available to everyone…

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William is an Executive News Producer at TICKER NEWS, responsible for the production and direction of news bulletins. William is also the presenter of the hourly Weather + Climate segment. With qualifications in Journalism and Law (LLB), William previously worked at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) before moving to TICKER NEWS. He was also an intern at the Seven Network's 'Sunrise'. A creative-minded individual, William has a passion for broadcast journalism and reporting on global politics and international affairs.

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