President Biden touted his administration’s policies on lowering the cost of prescription drugs and helping recipients of Medicare and Medicaid, programs that have become a major topic of debate as Republicans look for significant budget cuts.
Biden also ramped up his defense of the Affordable Care Act, pointing to the dozens of times Republicans have tried to repeal the signature law signed by President Barack Obama. His remarks put health care front-and-center at a time when Biden is widely expected to run for re-election with a message centered on pocketbook issues like health care.
The report, from the Department of Health and Human Services, found that 3.4 million people with Medicare would have saved an average of nearly $70 on shingles, tetanus and other vaccines last year had the Inflation Reduction Act been in effect — a total savings of about $230 million. “The president showed us where his priorities are, and they don’t align with ordinary Americans,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy , the top Republican on the Senate Health Committee. “After reviewing this irresponsible document, it’s hard to call it a budget. America needs real leadership, not more irresponsible tax and spend delusion.”But Biden said his policies are helping Americans in numerous ways, including with an increase in funding for cancer research.
As part of its strategy is to showcase the gains to individual states, the administration released a state-by-state breakdown of how many residents received vaccines under Medicare Part D in 2021. It included about 403,000 people in California, 227,000 in Florida, and 204,000 in Texas.
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