Chairwoman Maloney to Unveil New Report Highlighting Billions of Taxpayer Savings Lost Because of Prohibition on Medicare Negotiation
Washington, D.C. (September 22, 2021)— As the House of Representatives readies a vote on the Build Back Better Act, on Thursday, September 23 at 10:15 a.m. ET, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will hold a press conference with Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Rep. Peter Welch, member of the Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and Commerce, and Frederick Isasi, Executive Director of Families USA, to unveil a new Oversight and Reform Committee staff report that sheds light on the billions of dollars taxpayers could have saved if Medicare was allowed to directly negotiate the price of prescription drugs with drug companies.
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| Chairwoman Maloney to hold a press conference on new Oversight and Reform Committee report unveiling billions of dollars lost because Medicare is prohibited from negotiating directly with drug companies. |
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| WHEN: | Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. ET
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| WHERE: | House Radio and Television Correspondents' Gallery - Studio B |
| WHO:
| Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform
Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Congressman Peter Welch Member of the Committees on Oversight and Reform and Energy and Commerce
Frederick Isasi Executive Director of Families USA
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Media must RSVP to OversightPress@mail.house.gov by Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. ET.
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