Virtual Media Briefing: Ensuring Older Adults Relying on Medicare can Afford Life-Saving Medications

On Wednesday, September 6, Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Families USA and Patients for Affordable Drugs Now for a virtual press conference to break down and discuss the future impact and implications for the Biden administration’s recent announcement of the first ten drugs selected for Medicare price negotiation — a vital component of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Speakers included:
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT)
Sarah DeSilvey, NP, APRN-C, Vermont-based nurse practitioner
David Mitchell, Cancer Patient and Founder, Patients For Affordable Drugs Now
Jen Taylor, Senior Director of Federal Relations, Families USA