The proposal is one of several new health-care policy proposals that Biden will outline during his State of the Union address Thursday.

Key Points

  • President Joe Biden said the federal Medicare program should negotiate prices for at least 50 prescription drugs each year, up from the current target of 20 medicines.
  • That proposal is one of several new health-care policy plans Biden will outline during his State of the Union address Thursday.
  • But the fate of his new proposals will be in the hands of a divided Congress, making it highly uncertain whether they will pass into law.
  • @go_go_gadget
    0•9 months ago

    The fact that you’re against this tells me you wouldn’t qualify, and that you want to take money intended for those less fortunate than you.

    Buddy, you just flew over the point that the GDP has been increasing for decades and the quality of life for Americans has gone down. Clearly this challenges your view that:

    And increasing median income is preferable to increasing median wages, because it also helps people who are struggling to survive off their life savings.

    Because there’s over 50 years of evidence showing that’s not how it plays out.

    • @FlowVoidEnglish
      -1•9 months ago

      Median income has, in fact, increased for decades.

      Standard of living has generally improved over the past few decades. The percentage of people in poverty is decreasing over time. The percentage of families that are food-insecure is also decreasing. These changes have gone hand-in-hand with increased spending per capita on social programs targeted towards the disadvantaged.