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TexasTowelie

(116,799 posts)
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 05:25 PM Mar 2017

In Nashua, Hassan Touts Bill to Reign in Prescription Drug Costs

U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan was in Nashua Friday highlighting her new proposal to lower the cost of prescription drugs.

Under the measure, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services would be required to monitor pricing spikes to ensure drug costs aren’t rising unfairly.

The bill would allow the department to negotiate prices for Medicare prescription drugs. It would also cap the amount of money patients and families can pay on prescription drugs annually out of pocket.

Hassan introduced the legislation this week.

Read more: http://nhpr.org/post/nashua-hassan-touts-bill-reign-prescription-drug-costs

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In Nashua, Hassan Touts Bill to Reign in Prescription Drug Costs (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2017 OP
Happy to see Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and other Democrats are looking for solutions. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #1
K & R SunSeeker Mar 2017 #2
Yes! That is action we need. brer cat Mar 2017 #3
Kand REC riversedge Mar 2017 #4
Yeah for Senator Hasan Gothmog Mar 2017 #5
Good for her! NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #6
Good legislation. treestar Mar 2017 #7
Thank you, Senator Hassan! synergie Mar 2017 #8
Good for our Dems.. Strong and Fighting BACK.. Mahalo, Maggie! Cha Mar 2017 #9
Democrats! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #10
 

synergie

(1,901 posts)
8. Thank you, Senator Hassan!
Fri Mar 31, 2017, 07:22 PM
Mar 2017

Where are all the folks who were so excited about this issue? The proliferation of the "thank you Senator for addressing drug costs, you're so amazing and wonderful" posts?

I thought the issue was all important and we should be cheering on anyone advancing progress on it?

Guess not, ah well.

I'm truly grateful for Senators actually doing the work on issues that are important to Americans, we really do have to do more to address the actual costs of medical care and pharmaceuticals. Lip service is nice, but we need bills and legislation to actually get things done.

Go, Maggie!!!



Not so feeble after all, huh?

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