Stated 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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Derived from a tracked promise: “Pass the SMART Prices Act to expand Medicare's ability to negotiate the prices of more prescription drugs and lower costs faster, building o…”
Sources
- Office of U.S. Senator Peter Welch (welch.senate.gov)https://www.welch.senate.gov/welch-statement-on-trumps-executive-order-targeting-medicare-drug-price-negotiations/ ↗
“We'll keep fighting to protect Medicare's negotiating powers to ensure the federal government follows through on its obligation to care for people and patients.”