California Healthline March 21, 2024
We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion because Medicare will no longer have to pay those exorbitant prices to Big Pharma.
President Joe Biden in his State of the Union address, March 7, 2024
President Joe Biden has been making his case for reelection to voters by telling them he is good for their pocketbooks, including at the pharmacy counter.
During his State of the Union address, Biden said legislation he signed gave Medicare the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
“That’s not just saving seniors money and taxpayers money,” Biden said, a reference to the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed in 2022. “We cut the federal deficit by $160 billion...