Chiquita Brooks-LaSure

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Thank you for having me.

Thank you for having me.

Sure. So let me start by saying how much I think prescription drug cost is one of the biggest issues that we are facing in health care today. I said this often. I felt like a CMS administrator. The issue I heard about the most was. was people struggling to afford their drugs. And I think that's for two reasons.

Sure. So let me start by saying how much I think prescription drug cost is one of the biggest issues that we are facing in health care today. I said this often. I felt like a CMS administrator. The issue I heard about the most was. was people struggling to afford their drugs. And I think that's for two reasons.

Sure. So let me start by saying how much I think prescription drug cost is one of the biggest issues that we are facing in health care today. I said this often. I felt like a CMS administrator. The issue I heard about the most was. was people struggling to afford their drugs. And I think that's for two reasons.

One, because the number of drugs that people, particularly seniors and people with disabilities, are taking really has increased, I would say, certainly over the last 10 years. So people are more dependent on that. And part of that is because we have

One, because the number of drugs that people, particularly seniors and people with disabilities, are taking really has increased, I would say, certainly over the last 10 years. So people are more dependent on that. And part of that is because we have

One, because the number of drugs that people, particularly seniors and people with disabilities, are taking really has increased, I would say, certainly over the last 10 years. So people are more dependent on that. And part of that is because we have

incredible drugs that are doing incredible things, but we have gotten to the place in this country where so many people are really choosing between affording their drugs, putting food on the table, and paying for their housing, and heard so many heartbreaking stories about that.

incredible drugs that are doing incredible things, but we have gotten to the place in this country where so many people are really choosing between affording their drugs, putting food on the table, and paying for their housing, and heard so many heartbreaking stories about that.

incredible drugs that are doing incredible things, but we have gotten to the place in this country where so many people are really choosing between affording their drugs, putting food on the table, and paying for their housing, and heard so many heartbreaking stories about that.

And that's one of the reasons why it was so important to us to tackle prescription drug prices for the Medicare population and It was something a priority for President Biden.

And that's one of the reasons why it was so important to us to tackle prescription drug prices for the Medicare population and It was something a priority for President Biden.

And that's one of the reasons why it was so important to us to tackle prescription drug prices for the Medicare population and It was something a priority for President Biden.

And we were able to get the Inflation Reduction Act, which used to joke had some climate change provisions in there, but really was a health care law because it it it changed Medicare prescription drug coverage in these fundamental ways.

And we were able to get the Inflation Reduction Act, which used to joke had some climate change provisions in there, but really was a health care law because it it it changed Medicare prescription drug coverage in these fundamental ways.

And we were able to get the Inflation Reduction Act, which used to joke had some climate change provisions in there, but really was a health care law because it it it changed Medicare prescription drug coverage in these fundamental ways.

some of the ways that we changed it were really about changing the structure and this year is actually the best benefit for people and that is that there is for the first time a two thousand dollar cap on prescription drug costs for the medicare population and this is huge because as we all know prescription drug costs that people are paying out of pocket have really affected people.

some of the ways that we changed it were really about changing the structure and this year is actually the best benefit for people and that is that there is for the first time a two thousand dollar cap on prescription drug costs for the medicare population and this is huge because as we all know prescription drug costs that people are paying out of pocket have really affected people.