Joe Manchin Puts Democrats in a Corner with Drug Pricing Reform

July 19, 2022

Joe Manchin (W.V. – Dem) has rejected Democrat’s plans to pass climate and tax reform by July or August, saying that they must take a deal on healthcare and drug prices or wait until September. Other Democrats are livid, but may be forced to play ball with an upcoming midterm that is overshadowed by President Joe Biden’s historically low approval ratings.

According to Burgess Everett, “Health care premiums are typically set in the summer, so if Democrats waited until September they’d risk infuriating voters before the midterms — with no ironclad assurance from Manchin that he’d agree to a larger proposal. The health care deal Manchin offered would reduce premiums for two years; Democrats were seeking a permanent solution due to Manchin’s own past insistence that new programs not be made temporary and were all paid for.”

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(Source: Politico, July 15th, 2022)

 

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