Lower the cost of prescriptions and put a check on corporate greed
Lower prescription drug costs and put a check on corporate greed.
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Evidence
Congressman Lynch believes that every American should have meaningful access to quality, affordable healthcare. Congress must continue to work to increase patient access, rein in exorbitant premiums and drug prices... He has also co-sponsored and supported important legislation to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. In June 2020, he voted to pass... allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices.
Today, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) voted to pass H.R.3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, which will help bring down the cost of prescription drugs... This bill will give Medicare the power to negotiate directly with drug companies and will make those lower drug prices transparent... H.R. 3 would also create a new $2,000 out-of-pocket limit on prescription drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Roll Call 682 | Bill Number: H.R. 3 | Dec 12, 2019, 02:08 PM | 116th Congress, 1st Session | Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Assessments
Lynch made concrete same-term legislative efforts to lower prescription drug costs, including voting for H.R. 3 in 2019, which would have allowed Medicare negotiation and capped Medicare out-of-pocket drug costs. The broader promised outcome was later substantially enacted while he remained in federal office through the Inflation Reduction Act framework, which authorized Medicare drug price negotiation and created major Medicare prescription drug cost protections. Because Lynch was a sitting House member during both the earlier House action and the later federal enactment, this counts as delivered in the same-term federal office context, with an effort badge reflecting his documented legislative action.