Healthcare
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Doctors say the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ has been a success story in Pennsylvania
Here’s how a single policy from the Biden-Harris administration saved hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians money every month.
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After expanding health care access for Pennsylvanians, Harris has new plan to cut costs further
After casting the tie-breaking vote for the Inflation Reduction Act, Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing to expand capping the cost of insulin at $35 and prescription drug costs at $2,000 for all Americans.
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Lancaster Dems praise Inflation Reduction Act’s lowering of prescription drug costs
Lancaster County Democrats celebrated the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act on Friday. The landmark legislation has helped millions of Pa. residents with lower prescription drug costs and more.
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Biden-Harris administration’s Medicare drug price negotiations secure $6 billion in savings for taxpayers
The White House estimates that these new prices will lead to around $6 billion in savings for the Medicare program in 2026. The new prices will be anywhere from 38% to 79% lower than the drugs’ list prices last year, saving seniors on Medicare an estimated $1.5 billion in out-of-pocket costs in 2026 alone.
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Philadelphia retired nurse: I’m saving tens of thousands thanks to a Harris-backed drug cap
Democrats are fighting to cap soaring prescription drug costs for Americans of all ages
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Major drugmakers capped cost of asthma inhalers at $35 per month after investigation from Democrats
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, and GlaxoSmithKline all agreed to cap the price of asthma inhalers earlier this year following an investigation by a Democratic-led Senate Committee.
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Opinion: To achieve gender equality, our state legislators must pass paid leave NOW
In this op-ed, Rachele Fortier, State Director of Family Friendly Pennsylvania, explains the importance of passing the Family Care Act to establish a bipartisan statewide paid family and medical leave program. This program is crucial for achieving gender equality, supporting mothers’ health, stabilizing the workforce, improving business productivity, and maintaining the state’s economic growth.
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Dental office credit cards are pushing people further into debt
With limited coverage for adult dental care and lofty out-of-pocket costs, some patients are turning to dental credit cards—but experts say these cards are “predatory.”
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Medical debt would be removed from credit reports under new Biden rule
Roughly 15 million Americans have medical debt on their credit reports. The new rule means that debt will no longer be able to depress their credit scores and make it more difficult for them to get a job, rent an apartment, or secure a mortgage or car loan.
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Here’s who’s paying less for inhalers in Pennsylvania, and how it happened
Pennsylvanians with asthma are seeing the price of their inhalers drop from $645 to $35, thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act.
