What I'm going to do is pass Obamacare with a public option — become Bidencare. I'm going to reduce drug prices by making sure that there's competition that doesn't exist now by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with the insurance companies.
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“Biden pledged to 'reduce drug prices by making sure that there's competition that doesn't exist now by allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices with the insurance companies.'”
- 2020 Democratic Party Platform (American Presidency Project)https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/2020-democratic-party-platform ↗
“give all Americans the choice to select a high-quality, affordable public option through the Affordable Care Act marketplace... at least one plan choice without deductibles... cover all primary care without any co-payments... administered by CMS, not private companies.”
“The health insurance public option might be fizzling. The left is OK with that. Biden left it out of his budget.”
- U.S. Government Publishing Office (Public Law 117-169)· archivedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-117publ169/html/PLAW-117publ169.htm ↗
“The Secretary shall establish a Drug Price Negotiation Program (in this part referred to as the `program').”
“Biden will give you the choice to purchase a public health insurance option like Medicare.”
- ABC News — Biden DNC Acceptance Speech Full Texthttps://abcnews.com/Politics/full-text-joe-bidens-2020-democratic-national-convention/story?id=72513129 ↗
“with a health care system that lowers premiums, deductibles, drug prices -- by building on the affordable care act he's trying to rip away.”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services· archivedhttps://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/final-cy-2025-part-d-redesign-program-instructions-fact-sheet ↗
“A lower annual out-of-pocket (OOP) threshold of $2,000”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services· archivedhttps://www.cms.gov/inflation-reduction-act-and-medicare/inflation-rebates-medicare ↗
“CMS has assessed inflation rebates to drug manufacturers that raised the prices of certain Medicare Part B drugs faster than the rate of inflation.”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services· archivedhttps://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/requirements-related-surprise-billing-part-ii-interim-final-rule-comment-period ↗
“This rule goes into effect for health care providers and facilities, and providers of air ambulance services on January 1, 2022”
- Congress.gov· archivedhttps://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/141 ↗
“Latest Action: Senate - 01/28/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”
“Biden will repeal the existing law explicitly barring Medicare from negotiating lower prices with drug corporations. (joebiden.com/healthcare/, archived November 10, 2020)”
- KFF Health Newshttps://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/president-biden-promise-tracker-july-executive-order-drug-pricing/ ↗
“Biden promised to 'allow consumers to import prescription drugs from other countries, as long as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has certified that those drugs are safe.'”
“Key Democrats aim to craft a health-care public option bill as Biden excludes it from recovery plans”
“To create more competition for U.S. drug corporations, Biden will allow consumers to import prescription drugs from other countries, as long as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has certified that those drugs are safe.”
“Once we have a safe and effective vaccine, it should be free for everyone, whether you are insured or not. — Joe Biden, Wilmington, Delaware, October 23, 2020”
- Medicare.gov· archivedhttps://www.medicare.gov/coverage/insulin ↗
“No more than $35 for a one-month supply of each Part B- and Part D-covered insulin product”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services· archivedhttps://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-drug-price-negotiation-program-negotiated-prices-initial-price-applicability-year-2026 ↗
“For the first time, the law provides Medicare the ability to directly negotiate the prices of certain high expenditure, single source drugs without generic or biosimilar competition.”
- Federal Register (govinfo.gov)· archivedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-23/pdf/2024-20612.pdf ↗
“This document sets forth final rules amending regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA)”
- Federal Trade Commission· archivedhttps://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/11/ftc-challenges-more-100-patents-improperly-listed-fdas-orange-book ↗
“the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged more than 100 patents held by manufacturers of brand-name asthma inhalers, epinephrine autoinjectors, and other drug products as improperly or inaccurately listed”
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services· archivedhttps://www.cms.gov/marketplace/private-health-insurance/mental-health-parity-addiction-equity ↗
“beginning 45 days after the date of enactment of the CAA, 2021, these plans and issuers must make their comparative analyses available to the Departments or applicable State authorities, upon request.”
- Commission on Presidential Debates — October 22, 2020 Debate Transcript· archivedhttps://www.debates.org/voter-education/debate-transcripts/october-22-2020-debate-transcript/ ↗
“What I'm going to do is pass Obamacare with a public option — become Bidencare... reducing drug prices by making sure...Medicare...negoti[ate] drug prices with the insurance companies.”
- Federal Register (govinfo.gov)· archivedhttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-07-13/pdf/2021-14379.pdf ↗
“This document sets forth interim final rules implementing certain provisions of the No Surprises Act, which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021.”
- Federal Register (Executive Order 14036)· archivedhttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/07/14/2021-15069/promoting-competition-in-the-american-economy ↗
“the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall work with States and Indian Tribes that propose to develop section 804 Importation Programs”
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration· archivedhttps://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-authorizes-floridas-drug-importation-program ↗
“Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration’s drug importation program under section 804 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).”