And at the witness table, the Homeland Security secretary, xavier becerra, getting ready to give testimony on the president s 2025 budget request. The priorities of the budget, focusing on Health Care Coverage in the United States, as well as Maternal Health and mortality, Mental Health and suicide in cancer research. Pecting the hearing to start shortly, we have the chair and the Ranking Member in their seats now. Again, senators hearing budget request from health and Human Services secretary xavier becerra. Today, we meet to discuss the year ahead for health care in america. Thank you, secretary becerra, for joining us. I will start off with a little bit of history. Topic one, drug prices. In july of 2020, donald trump said since the day i took office, i have made reducing drug prices one of my highest priorities. For four straight years, donald trump complained about high drug prices, did lots of finger pointing at others about the problem and repeatedly talked about how he was the
The what the constantly rising cost of health care. Many americans are making difficult decisions about their health, including sometimes for boeing, routine, Preventative Care. As a way to save money, this includes routine, dental care, which can oftentimes result in patients for crying even more expensive and complicated Emergency Care down the road to save their pearly whites and im 50 i and youre watching the cost of everything work today. Were going to be looking at the cost of maintaining your lifelong dental health and why the us dental care is so much more expensive compared to other countries. The. Now weve all heard of medical tourism where people go for a cosmetic facelift or maybe an infamous brazilian, but lift. But lately, dental tourism has also been on the rise. The top 10 destinations for dental tourism for us patients are mexico tylen, hungry spain, poland, costa rica, the philippines, malaysia and turkey. Us patients can expect to save between 40 to 65 percent in mex
Now weve all heard of medical tourism where people go for a cosmetic facelift or maybe an infamous brazilian, but lift. But lately, dental tourism has also been on the rise. The top 10 destinations for dental tourism for us patients are mexico tylen, hungry spain, poland, costa rica, the philippines, malaysia and turkey. Us patients can expect to save between 40 to 65 percent in mexico and up to 50 to 75 percent in thailand. And this is because in countries like mexico, the cost of living is significantly less compared with the us, making it more feasible for dentists to own and operate a practice. In addition, dentists and mexico are not required to pay for malpractice insurance to many patients. Now combine dental care with a vacation and the most common procedures for dental tourism include crowns, veneers, implants whitening root, canals, dentures and fillings. And just on the other side of the colorado river, the small mexican town of lost out of the dont is bills itself as molar
You, secretary becerra, fojoining with a little bit of history. Topic one, drug prices. In july of 2020, donald trump said, since the day i toke office i have made reducing drug prices one of my highest priorities. For four straight years, donald trump complained about hh did r pointing at others about the problem, and repeatedly talked about how he was best friend seniors could depend on. What was actually accomplished over his four years . ■exactly nothing. Fastforward to the Biden Administration. Forward to the Biden Administration. From the time fastforward to the Biden Administration. From the time joe biden took office, he made it clear he was committed to lowering drug costs and Health Care Prices for families. I remember him having a conversation with me shortly after the election. He said the finance commiee is a place where things happen. And everybody has been talking about doing something about drug prices forever. Now is the time to get something done. And to actually he
Pharma. Big pharmas holy grail, what they cared abo prohibiting negotiation for a better deal on medicine. Look at wth going to court, trying to stop any negotiation. But we have it written in the law that there isation. On top of it, most americans have access to free vaccines. Osts for seniors were capped at 35 a month. As we said, when the government leads on these issues, particularly the showpiece of American Health care, medicare almost always the private sector copies it. We have seen Real Progress in the private sector as well. We want every buddy in america to get that pricing relief but we are making Real Progress. We also created price gouging penalties ■7qfor the rst time to hold big pharma accountable for high drug costs. Those are benefiting patients and taxpayers. Plenty more to it is essential that finally, after all of this debate, we get pharmacy manager or Pharmacy Benefit Management and congress can finish this crucial change thats going to help all of these wonde