On Wednesday, New York Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called billionaire Elon Musk for a murder proposal Reform drug benefits managers To reduce drug prices.
Ocasio-Cortez pointed out something overwhelming Bipartisan support to reform PBMthat’s what it does Negotiation Entities Supervise prescription drug benefits for insurance plans. They have Almost exclusive power Through the drug supply chain. And she explained that reforms could have been passed… if not for the mask Control the GOP.
“Now, this bill has almost been passed… in a larger package to prevent the government from being shut down,” she said at a hearing with the House Energy and Commerce Committee. “Democrats supported it. Republicans supported it. So why isn’t this moving? Well… Elon Musk began firing a barrage of social media posts opposed to reforming pharmacies’ benefits managers. And suddenly, this bill, which had almost unanimous support, collapsed within hours.”
The mask worked Kill government funding bills This included reforms to PBM. He said the bill was full of “.pork. ”
Keep in mind the vast number of patients and consumer advocates Supporting PBM reform. And in December, the laws to reform them were Co-host In the House of Representatives by Republican Diana Hirschberger of Tennessee and Democrat Jake Ouchenkoross of Massachusetts, and in the Senate by Republican Josh Howley of Massachusetts and Missouri, Elizabeth Warren. Talk about bipartisanship.
“The problem here is not a matter of matter. It’s not a matter of process. It’s an issue of olihead. This is a matter of power,” continued Ocasio-Cortez. “And this room is where the power of the people of America lives.”
“Whether you’re a Democrat or a Republican, everyone here has been chosen to be responsible for being governed by a formally elected representative, rather than being governed by a tweet,” she said. “And we can do this because we have more than him.”
The Democrats are Effective for use Their position on a Republican-led committee to draw attention to illegal takeovers of Musk, Trump and their destructive agency Government Efficiency Bureau Cabal.
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