Murray Meets with Patients and Experts in Seattle, Discusses Historic Progress Lowering Drug Prices

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I’ve heard countless heartbreaking stories and concerns from Washington state advocates about how skyrocketing drug costs have made it hard for families to get by. High drug prices are an issue that has been bad, and getting worse, for decades now—but with the new steps Democrats passed we are finally turning things around. Last month, the first batch of new prices Medicare negotiated—which will take effect in 2026—were announced, and the savings coming to patients are big. Millions of patients will save hundreds—even thousands—of dollars a month. But there is more work to do, especially when Republicans are promising right now to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and reverse the important progress we are making.

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