Feb 1, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today celebrated the White House’s announcement that it has sent initial negotiation offers through Medicare for the first 10 prescription drugs, selected last August, that are subject to price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Senator Peter Welch sets the record straight on why #MedicareAdvantage is a bad deal for seniors.

Aug 15, 2024 · Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) was a champion of this policy as a member of the House of Representatives, and successfully fought to include policies within the Inflation Reduction Act to end the ban on Medicare negotiating lower drug prices for seniors.

Sep 16, 2024 · They joined U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., at a press conference in Williston to push for a federal bill he is sponsoring that aims to stabilize the federal government’s Medicare reimbursement...

Aug 1, 2024 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Angus King (I-Maine), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) are leading efforts to protect access to Medicare services by reforming the program’s physician fee schedule with the introduction of the bipartisan Physician Fee ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Peter Welch (D-VT), and 23 of their colleagues introduced legislation to boost Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower prescription drug costs for consumers.

Sep 7, 2023 · Vermont Senator Peter Welch began working on legislation to lower prescription drug prices when he served in the U.S. House. On Wednesday he joined advocates to celebrate the implementation of...

Welch joined other Democrats Wednesday vowing to fight for drug price negotiations. Before leaving office, Joe Biden announced 15 drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations.

Apr 25, 2023 · This legislation builds on a provision Welch and Klobuchar included in the Inflation Reduction Act that empowered Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices for the first time, unleashing the power of Medicare’s 50 million seniors to help lower drug prices for all Americans.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Peter Welch (D-VT), along with 39 of their colleagues, are calling on Senate leaders to protect access to Medicare services by ensuring health care providers who treat Medicare patients are …