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Get the Word Out: Medicare Oral Health and Prescription Drug Pricing Are Key To Build Back Better

Build Back Better Framework Reaction Sample Social

Twitter:

  • Despite the months of debate and hard work that went into crafting this framework, it falls far short of what families across America need to truly #BuildBackBetter. View @FamiliesUSA’s Statement on the Build Back Better framework: https://familiesusa.org/press-releases/important-victories-but-republicans-and-democratic-holdouts-put-industry-lobbyists-before-the-needs-of-their-constituents-and-families/
  • The lack of a new #DentalBenefit for people who are covered under #Medicare is unacceptable and must be addressed before either chamber of Congress votes on the bill. There is way too much need and the policy is way too popular to not cover dental in Medicare. #BuildBackBetter
  • Authorizing #Medicare to negotiate #DrugPrices isn’t controversial or complicated. Nearly 90% of people across party lines say they want Congress to act now to #LowerDrugCosts. This, with the lack of a new #DentalBenefit, is unacceptable & must be addressed. #BuildBackBetter
  • .@POTUS & Democratic leaders are on the record fiercely supporting #DrugPrice negotiations & #Medicare #DentalBenefits, which are wildly popular benefits that almost all families want. Yet, a small no. of intransigent Democrats, schilling for #BigPharma, are standing in the way.

Medicare Oral Health Sample Social

Twitter:

  • “I have to choose every month, do I want to buy groceries, or do I want to see the dentist? That’s just not right.” For Debra Smith, no #DentalBenefit in #Medicare means essential care for #OralHealth & overall health are often unaffordable & out of reach. https://familiesusa.org/resources/the-real-cost-medicares-lack-of-a-dental-benefit-is-hurting-the-very-people-medicare-should-be-helping/
  • Anything short of fulfilling the promise of #Medicare by strengthening it with the addition of a robust #OralHealth benefit will cause prices to go up at precisely the time when too many families are already struggling to pay high costs in everyday life. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/20/us-healthcare-millions-americans-medicare-dental-care
  • Strengthening #Medicare by including #DentalCoverage would represent a giant step toward ensuring that no matter who you are or where you live, you have equal access to affordable care, and better health overall. #BuildBackBetter
  • By adding an #OralHealth benefit to #Medicare, older adults & people w/disabilities would not only be able to afford important #DentalCare but they would also be healthier, have lower #HealthCosts, be better able to get & keep jobs, face less social isolation & more.
  • Poor #OralHealth is linked to conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, respiratory illness and Alzheimer’s. Adding a #DentalBenefit to #Medicare ensures that older adults & people w/disabilities are able to prevent, or manage these conditions without breaking the bank.

Facebook:

  • Anything short of fulfilling the promise of #Medicare by strengthening the program with the addition of a comprehensive, robust #OralHealth benefit will cause prices to go way up at precisely the time when too many families are already struggling to pay for exorbitant costs in their everyday life. #BuildBackBetter
  • Dental care is the number one medical service that people across America skip due to the very real costs of care. This is unacceptable! Adding #DentalCoverage to #Medicare would mean that millions of people could afford necessary #OralHealth care, staying healthier and ensuring lower #HealthCare costs for everyone. #BuildBackBetter [insert graphic]
  • #OralHealth care costs are often prohibitive, even for preventive services. Over 30% of older adults have not had a dental visit in over a year, often due to cost. Medicare enrollees need dental, vision, hearing coverage NOW. #MouthsinMedicare #BuildBackBetter [insert graphic]
  • Medicare should mean health care for our whole bodies. But it currently excludes dental care, meaning many people with diabetes have to pay three to four times their monthly income to stay healthy or not get care at all. #MouthsinMedicare #BuildBackBetter [insert graphic]
  • A broken tooth shouldn’t mean an impossible choice between groceries and dental care. Older adults and people with disabilities paid into Medicare their whole working lives. It should cover their whole bodies. #MouthsinMedicare #BuildBackBetter [insert graphic]

Prescription Drugs Sample Social Posts

Twitter:

  • “I am running out of money and scared of being homeless.” Catherine Horine is losing money keeping up with the exorbitant costs of her #RxDrugs. Congress is debating the #BuildBackBetter package to #LowerDrugPrices for millions of people. Read more: https://familiesusa.org/resources/the-real-cost-the-unavoidable-prices-of-prescription-drugs/
  • [Insert state] would save [enter amount from page 3 of the report] on #PrescriptionDrugs under the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. [insert congressperson handle], it’s time to include key drug pricing elements of H.R. 3 in the upcoming reconciliation bill. https://familiesusa.org/resources/whats-at-stake-for-americas-families-why-congress-must-go-big-and-bold-in-reconciliation-to-improve-health-and-health-care-for-millions-of-people/
  • The price of #PrescriptionDrugs is a huge health & economic problem in the US. Almost 1 in 3 people can’t fill #RX due to cost. Nearly 90%, across party lines say they want Congress to act now to lower the price of prescription drugs. https://familiesusa.org/resources/whats-at-stake-for-americas-families-why-congress-must-go-big-and-bold-in-reconciliation-to-improve-health-and-health-care-for-millions-of-people/
  • To ensure that families don’t forgo meds due to cost, Congress needs to allow #Medicare to negotiate for fair #PrescriptionDrugs prices & enact strong penalties on #BigPharma if they don’t come to agreement with @CMSGov. https://familiesusa.org/resources/whats-at-stake-for-americas-families-why-congress-must-go-big-and-bold-in-reconciliation-to-improve-health-and-health-care-for-millions-of-people/
  • At the same time that American families are rationing meds and making impossible trade-offs to keep a roof over their heads, companies are increasing #drugprices just because they can. Congress needs to help families!
  • People like Sa’Ra are in danger of dying when they can’t afford their #prescriptions. No one should have to struggle like this. #EndHighDrugPrices! If you have a healthcare story to tell, please consider sharing it at the following link: https://familiesusa.org/share-your-story/  [insert Sa’Ra Skipper’s graphic]
  • Ann worries every day about how to pay for the medicine she needs to stay healthy. Our main concern when we’re sick should be getting better, not how to pay for #prescriptions. It’s time to #EndHighDrugPrices. [insert Ann Flynt’s graphic]
  • Catherine would not be alive today without lowered drug prices. Unfortunately, she has had to sacrifice so much financially just to pay for medications. #EndHighDrugPrices [insert Catherine Horine’s graphic] 
  • Antroinette’s daughter died needlessly because she had to ration #insulin. Her other daughter also lives with diabetes and Antroinette lives in fear every day. [insert Antroinette Worsham’s graphic]
  • “I am one of millions of disabled Americans with #healthinsurance, but I’m not the only one who can’t afford to pay for my medication… even with health insurance” – @Olas_Truth. #rx #prescriptiondrugs https://youtu.be/lPh9JlyFQec
  • “#PrescriptionDrugPrices in this country are out of control. We need Congress to step up and pass a comprehensive #healthcare bill dealing with this, and other vital health care issues.” Paul Gibbs (@entitled2life) https://youtu.be/GuQktLQ-Dok
  • Wall Street forecasts a windfall in revenues for companies making #COVID19 treatments while America’s families are rationing life-saving #rx & making impossible tradeoffs to keep a roof over their heads & food on the table.
  • At the same time that American families are rationing medicines and making impossible trade-offs to keep a roof over their heads, companies are increasing  #drugprices on arbitrary and unjustified grounds.
  • In early 2020, drug companies raised prices on a record-setting 900 drugs while America’s families were rationing medicines while the pandemic crashed down around us.
  • #Highdrugprices & unrelenting price increases come from a broken system that allows unchecked industry abuses. The current policies protect Big Pharma – not people – making medicines unaffordable for America’s families. https://familiesusa.org/resources/too-many-people-are-skipping-or-changing-medications-because-they-are-too-expensive/
  • 8 in 10 voters say the health care system’s rules are rigged in favor of drug and insurance companies & worry that Congress won’t do enough to actually #lowerdrugprices. #rx #prescriptiondrugs #
  • The current health care system incentivizes profits and loopholes, not saving lives. Our laws mean that the drug industry can spend more time taking advantage of patent laws than creating new, better medicine. #rx #prescriptiondrugs
  • Families across America deserve to actually benefit from the hundreds of billions of their taxpayer dollars invested in #COVID19 vaccines & treatments and every single drug developed from 2010-2019. #rx #prescriptiondrugs
  • Americans are asking for help w/ #highdrugprices! Nearly 9/10 voters want the federal government to take action to #lowerdrugprices & 9/10 employers see #drugprices as among the greatest threat to affordability of #healthcoverage for employees. https://familiesusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FUSA-and-Hart-Feb-2021-Poll-Findings-Short.pdf
  • Families desperate to find a treatment for Alzheimer’s were hurt by the approval of #aducanumab, a drug that demonstrates no clear clinical benefit.  https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/07/podcasts/the-daily/aduhelm-alzheimers-fda-drug.html
  • Voters in both parties are concerned that Congress won’t go far enough to lower #drugprices & continue to allow drug CEOs to make meds too expensive for us. Check out our polling here: #rx  https://familiesusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FUSA-and-Hart-Feb-2021-Poll-Findings-Short.pdf
  • America’s families are still waiting for Congress to #lowerdrugcosts. The longer we wait the more #prescriptiondrugs prices will keep going up while more people die #rx https://familiesusa.org/resources/affordable-medicines-are-still-elusive-americas-families-want-fair-prices/

Facebook:

  • At the same time that American families are rationing meds and making impossible trade-offs to keep a roof over their heads, companies are increasing #drugprices just because they can. Congress needs to help families and #GoBigOnHealthCare 
  • People like Sa’Ra are in danger of dying when they can’t afford their #prescriptions. No one should have to struggle like this. #EndHighDrugPrices! If you have a healthcare story to tell, please consider sharing it at the following link: https://familiesusa.org/share-your-story/  [insert Sa’Ra Skipper’s graphic]
  • Ann worries every day about how to pay for the medicine she needs to stay healthy. Our main concern when we’re sick should be getting better, not how to pay for #prescriptions. It’s time to #EndHighDrugPrices. [insert Ann Flynt’s graphic]
  • Catherine would not be alive today without lowered drug prices. Unfortunately, she has had to sacrifice so much financially just to pay for medications. #EndHighDrugPrices [insert Catherine Horine’s graphic]
  • Antroinette’s daughter died needlessly because she had to ration #insulin. Her other daughter also lives with diabetes and Antroinette lives in fear every day. [insert Antroinette Worsham’s graphic]

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