Secretary Xavier Becerra
@secbecerra
Dad. Husband. 25th Secretary of @HHSGov. Secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos. Expanding access to health care and advancing health equity with @POTUS & @VP.
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http://hhs.gov 18-03-2021 16:17:35
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The White House says it has "beat Big Pharma" after Medicare reached agreements with manufacturers to lower prices for 10 of the most expenses drugs in the U.S. used by people on Medicare — though the new prices won't go into effect until 2026. HHS' Secretary Xavier Becerra discusses what
📍Largo, MD President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris & I announced that we completed the first-ever Medicare Part D drug negotiations. We're putting money back in the pockets of older Americans & people with disabilities — instead of Big Pharma. We'll continue to fight to lower health care costs for all!
Americans pay too much for prescription drugs – especially seniors. There are seniors who pay so much for their prescriptions that they sacrifice putting food on the table. That’s unacceptable. But, under President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, we're working to ensure that won’t happen anymore.
📍 St. Paul, MN Senator Amy Klobuchar & I joined local seniors to highlight our successful efforts to lower prescription drug costs for American families. The costs of prescription drugs are coming down & we'll continue using every lever we have to lower health care costs!
Grateful for the opportunity to gather at the The White House with Rahul Gupta and Secretary Xavier Becerra & to honor the lives lost to overdose. Many thanks to the panel participants for sharing your stories and for the work you do every day to prevent overdose.