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- https://knott.house.gov/media/in-the-news/rep-brad-knott-there-are-more-illegals-north-carolina-arizona...Again, these are immediate tangible benefits, not only to my district, but to the whole state,” he explained, as they added further perspective to the illegal immigration problem that the Trump administration is trying to fix. When asked if he had to guess the percentage of illicit drugs coming across the border in their state that were killing people — given his experience as a federal prosecutor — Knott gave a telling estimate. “All of the illegal drugs — but for marijuana — are manufactured outside the United States. ...
- ICYMI: Kustoff, Cotton Hold Press Conference to Jam Cellphones in Prisons | Congressman David Kustofhttps://kustoff.house.gov/media/press-releases/icymi-kustoff-cotton-hold-press-conference-jam-cellphones-prisons...It should not be possible for people behind prison bars to order hits on people, to conduct gang activity, and to traffic drugs while behind the walls of the prison. The extent of coordinated criminal activity carried out by inmates is a serious threat to everyone -- those who guard and protect those in prison and those in our communities. ...
- https://quigley.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/quigley-votes-fight-climate-change-reduce-inflation...Ends the ban on Medicare negotiating prescription drug prices: allows Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs, prevents excessive price hikes, and caps out-of-pocket costs to $2,000. Makes the biggest corporations and ultra-wealthy pay their fair share: is paid for by strengthening IRS enforcement against wealthy tax cheats, closing tax loopholes exploited by the wealthiest few, and implementing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax – which applies only to the 150 corporations earning over $1 billion in profits that pay less than 15% in taxes. ...
- Rep. Sykes Hosts “Call With Your Congresswoman” To Discuss Lowering Healthcare Costs For Seniors | Uhttps://sykes.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-sykes-hosts-call-your-congresswoman-discuss-lowering-healthcare-costs...The Inflation Reduction Act : Takes on special interests to cap the cost of insulin to just $35, which means 5,500 Medicare beneficiaries living in the district who use insulin will save an average of $480 each year; Empowers Medicare for the first time ever to negotiate prescription drug prices, lowering the cost of common prescription drugs for seniors; and Makes health care coverage more affordable for the estimated 20,000 people in Ohio-13 who are signed up for a plan through healthcare.gov, saving the average enrollee $900 in premiums this year. ...
- https://scottpeters.house.gov/health-care...When the Medicare Part D benefit was originally created, Congress included a “noninterference clause,” which prevented the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from involving itself in determining the reimbursement structure for covered Part D drugs. The Inflation Reduction Act replaces the noninterference clause with a program to support the federal government in negotiating lower prices for seniors. Capped out-of-pocket spending on Medicare Part D drugs to ensure that seniors do not spend more than $2,000, annually, on their prescription drugs. ...
- https://pelosi.house.gov/issues/health-care...Issues : Health Care Transcript of Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference on Prescription Drugs and Lower Health Care Costs August 24, 2022 Press Release Contact: Speaker's Press Office, 202-226-7616 San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined local public health leaders and San Franciscans for a press conference celebrating the health care provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, which will lower health care and prescription drug costs. ...
- https://degette.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/degette-evo.house.gov/files/Cures%202.0_DD%20SxS_FINAL1.pdf...This policy would establish a subscription model to pay for critically-needed novel antimicrobial drugs. HHS would provide companies with a federal payment, that is delinked from the sales or use of those newly-developed antibiotics, to ensure a predictable return on investment and improve appropriate use of the drug. ...
- RELEASE: AUCHINCLOSS INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN PHARMACISTS FIGHT BACK ACT TO CRACK DOWN ON PREDATORY DRUhttps://auchincloss.house.gov/media/press-releases/release-auchincloss-introduces-bipartisan-pharmacists-fight-back-act-to-crack-down-on-predatory-drug-pricing...The lack of PBM accountability has inflated drug costs for seniors at the pharmacy counter, by mandating patients receive expensive brand name drugs when cheaper, generic drugs were prescribed and readily available. The Pharmacists Fight Back Act reins in large PBMs responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges via spread pricing in Medicaid-managed care plans. ...
- https://ross.house.gov/_cache/files/a/e/ae4fe7b8-246a-4dd4-952f-c04127c92e47/06086F10476A9CF56B29757B33C9E513.combating-illicit-xylazine-act-119th-text-final.pdf...—Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration and in coordination with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall submit to Congress a report updating Congress on the prevalence and proliferation of xylazine trafficking and misuse in the United States. ...
- https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-votes-to-combat-illicit-fentanyl-keep-communities-safe...This is a common-sense step to address the increase in fentanyl related overdose deaths we see across Wisconsin and give our local officials the resources they need to keep these dangerous drugs off our streets.” Background: The HALT Fentanyl Act places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A Schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act. ...