Actually, it is not an election campaign meeting. The president and vice president are in Maryland to celebrate efforts to provide Americans with cheaper drugs, according to the White House. – No senior should have to choose between picking up their prescription medicine or paying their rent, Harris said as she started the meeting. In 2022, the Biden administration made it possible for Medicare to negotiate down drug prices with the big drug manufacturers. Harris emphasized that lower prices will give people cheaper medicines and save taxpayers large sums of money. “Thanks Joe. Thanks Joe. Thank you Joe,” echoed the audience in the hall. This is the first time Biden and Harris have attended an event together since Biden withdrew from the race and Kamala Harris hastily took over the baton. – Is about life and death The meeting at Prince George’s Community College in Largo outside Washington DC has “obvious political overtones”, writes The Washington Post. It didn’t take long before the election in November became a topic: – She will be a bit of a president, said Joe Biden when he took the podium. People held placards referring to the lowering of prescription drug prices. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP He also pointed out that Americans pay more for prescription drugs than any other country. – Too many Americans cannot afford the medicines they need. It is about life and death. So they cut pills in half and skip doses, Biden emphasized. – Our reforms do not save lives, they also save taxpayers money, he continued. On Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has also called in a press conference. It takes place later in the evening at his golf club in New Jersey. The press meeting takes place after Trump has repeatedly accused Kamala Harris of not giving interviews and not answering questions from journalists. Negotiated drug prices Biden’s and Harris’ appearance in Maryland marks the end of negotiations with drug manufacturers for lower prices for ten types of drugs. The negotiations were made possible as a result of Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA), introduced in 2022. – Two years ago, we gave Medicare the opportunity to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs, Harris emphasized at the meeting on Thursday. She pointed out that Medicare represents 65 million Americans. Thus, they have the power to negotiate down medicine prices. “Millions of seniors and others using Medicare will soon see lower prices for some of the most common and expensive prescription drugs used to treat heart disease, cancer, diabetes, blood clots and more,” the White House said in a statement. Interested in foreign affairs? Listen to the foreign affairs editor’s podcast: Published 15 August 2024, at 20.05 Updated 15.08.2024, at 20.10
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