He is also fighting to cap the costs of prescriptions for seniors on Medicare
Warnock will fight to cap prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare.
Occurrences
Evidence
The campaign issue page said Warnock was “fighting to cap the costs of prescriptions for seniors on Medicare” and to allow Medicare drug-price negotiation.
Congress.gov lists Sen. Raphael G. Warnock as sponsor of S.4011, introduced April 6, 2022; the CRS summary says the bill caps annual Medicare prescription drug out-of-pocket spending.
Roll Call Vote 325 records H.R.5376 passing the Senate 50-50 with the Vice President voting yea; Warnock is recorded as Yea.
Congress.gov says H.R.5376 became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022, and the CRS summary says it caps Medicare Part D annual out-of-pocket spending at $2,000 in 2025.
CMS states the CY 2026 annual Part D out-of-pocket threshold is $2,100, the original 2025 $2,000 cap adjusted for inflation.
Assessments
Warnock’s promise to fight to cap prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare was substantively fulfilled during his first Senate term. He sponsored S.4011 to cap annual Medicare prescription drug out-of-pocket costs, and he voted for the Inflation Reduction Act, which became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022 and created the Medicare Part D out-of-pocket cap.
The promised outcome was to fight for a cap on prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. Warnock sponsored S.4011, which directly proposed capping annual Medicare prescription drug out-of-pocket spending, and voted for H.R.5376, the Inflation Reduction Act. That bill became Public Law 117-169 on August 16, 2022 and included a Medicare Part D annual out-of-pocket cap starting in 2025. Because the cap was enacted in law during the same Senate term, the promise was delivered.