If they are putting that drug out there on a competitive price, what would be the problem?
Xavier Becerra
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Xavier Becerra is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a position he has held since March 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has a long history of public service in California. Prior to his current role, Becerra served as the Attorney General of California from January 2017 to March 2021, where he focused on issues such as consumer protection and healthcare access. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017, representing California's 34th congressional district.
It not only extends the life of Medicare and strengthens it, but it reduces deficits moving forward into the future.
More than 16 million Americans have secured health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.
On top of that, we made the announcement that come September we will announce the first ten drugs that will be part of that drug price negotiation that will begin.
We need to make sure every dollar that the Medicare program puts out for a Medicare recipient gets to service a Medicare recipient.
It positions us to tackle the urgent challenges we face, including a growing behavioral health crisis.
They saved lives. Tens of millions of Americans got their COVID shots at community health centers.
Moving forward, this new law gives us the right to finally negotiate lower prescription drug prices for Americans.
If they tell you they are going to have to, then I say to you right out front, that is an unequivocal untruth.
The President is focused on making sure billionaires and the very wealthy pay their fair share.
What we do is, we take out that extra charge, and we are going to try to get back some of the money that we were overcharged as a Medicare program that should have been used to provide more services to Medicare recipients.
Moving forward, this new law gives us the right to finally negotiate lower prescription drug prices for Americans.
The President's new lower-cost prescription drug law has capped insulin at $35 per month.
We are excited about working with you to fund key initiatives that will enable us to continue to meet that mission.
We have challenged every State to offer to a woman and her new baby postpartum care, not just for 60 days under Medicaid, but for 365 days.
This budget funds the Cancer Moonshot, and ARPA-H, it invests in Title X Family Planning programs, essential to so many families.
The President's new lower-cost prescription drug law has capped insulin at $35 per month.
A wellness care system invests in providing the full spectrum of health care to all Americans.





