Families USA Spearheads Strategic Initiative to Galvanize Action on Equity in Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution 05.25.21
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The Rockefeller Foundation Grant Helps Ensure Greater Access to Vaccines for BIPOC Communities and Build Long-Standing Change
As the country continues to grapple with the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on the health and economic well-being of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Families USA is launching a strategic initiative to help states and communities equitably distribute Covid-19 vaccinations. This effort – made possible with financial support from The Rockefeller Foundation and in partnership with Health Equity Solutions and Manatt Health – will help achieve the Equity-First Vaccination Initiative’s national equity goal of vaccinating at least 70 million people of color by July 2021. The project also aims to inform equitable responses to provide immunization boosters and other key health equity concerns.
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Democratic legislation aimed at prescription drugs could sacrifice future savings in healthcare to reduce costs in the short term.
House Democrats have proposed HR 3, a bill that would require the federal government to negotiate prices with drug manufacturers. The negotiated price of a drug could not exceed 120% of the average price of that drug in countries where costs are lower, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
But that could reduce future drug innovation. The Congressional Budget Office estimated in 2019 that HR 3 would save Medicare almost $450 billion over 10 years. Still, the pharmaceutical industry’s lost revenue would result in eight to 15 fewer drugs produced over the next 10 years. The California Life Sciences Association, an industry group, commissioned a study showing it might be as high as 61 fewer medications.
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers grappled with the issue of high drug costs at a subcommittee hearing of the House Committee on Education and Labor on Wednesday.
President Biden gave a boost to Democrats by broadcasting his support for price negotiation in his first address to a joint session of congress in late April. We all know how outrageously expensive drugs are in America, he said. Let s give Medicare the power to save hundreds of billions of dollars.
Everyone at the hearing agreed that lowering costs of prescription drugs is important what they couldn t agree on is how to do it.