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Issue

Health care / prescription drug prices

4
tracked promises
50%
of scored promises kept
3
stated positions
3/0
declared / inferred
3
officials on record

Officials on Health care / prescription drug prices

Officials on this issue
DPeter Welch21
DAmy Klobuchar1100%1
DGavin Newsom10%1

Positions on record

  • Peter WelchStated position

    Pass the SMART Prices Act to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate the prices of more prescription drugs and lower costs faster, building on the Inflation Reduction Act.

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  • Amy KlobucharStated position

    Pass legislation (the SMART Prices Act) to strengthen and expand Medicare's authority to negotiate lower prescription drug prices, covering more drugs and increasing the savings Medicare can negotiate.

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  • Gavin NewsomStated position

    Newsom pledged that through the state's CalRx program, California would make insulin available at about $30 for a 10mL vial (and $55 for a five-pack of pens), a roughly 90% cut from typical prices.

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