Chief Val Demings, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Congresswoman Joyce Marie Beatty Joined Protect Our Care on Nationwide Bus Tour to Celebrate The Inflation Reduction Act’s Historic Measures to Drive Down Health Care Costs for Floridians
Tampa, FL — This afternoon, Protect Our Care’s Care Force One arrived in Tampa to highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act’s measures will lower premiums and prescription drug costs for millions of Americans. The groundbreaking legislation works to reduce racial inequities in health care, improve care for seniors, strengthen families, and save lives. During today’s event, Chief Val Demings, Congresswoman Kathy Castor, Congresswoman Joyce Marie Beatty explained how the bill lowers premiums for 13 million Americans, gives Medicare the power to negotiate for lower drug prices, lowers prescription drug prices for seniors, delivers relief to people with disabilities, people of color, and rural Americans, and how Floridians can access these savings.
“I’m proud to be a leader in the fight to lower costs for Floridians and reduce the price of prescription drugs,” said Chief Val Demings. “As the daughter of a maid and a janitor, every dollar mattered in my home growing up. I’m proud that we worked to put Florida families over pharmaceutical company profits and helped save Floridians thousands of dollars on prescription drugs, health care, and household costs.”
“Passing the Inflation Reduction Act is a real godsend for millions of Florida families, particularly seniors who rely on Medicare,” said Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL-14th). “This cost-saving new law allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices, caps insulin at $35 and cuts taxes for millions of Florida families so they can save on their health insurance. I am proud Democrats delivered major cost-savings for Florida families at a time they need it.”
“I was short on options when it came to my health care and was able to find an affordable plan on the health insurance marketplace specifically because of the tax credits that were afforded to me under the Inflation Reduction Act,” said Rory Noonan. “This is particularly important because I am a type one dibetic… it was important that I get a health care plan that was affordable for me on the limited income that I had while I was working part time and in school. I am just one of the hundreds of thousands of Floridians who benefitted from that bill and who were able to access care because of it.”
“The Affordable Care Act saved my life,” said Laura Packard. “Five years ago I walked into the doctor’s office with a nagging cough and walked out with a stage four cancer diagnosis — but I was lucky. I had good insurance through the ACA that paid for the chemotherapy and radiation that I needed. Now, the Inflation Reduction Act has made health insurance more affordable for millions of Americans like me. Through this landmark legislation, President Biden and Democrats in Congress capped premiums at 8.5 percent of our income and lowered prescription drug costs, paving the way for more affordable health care for years to come.”
For more information, please visit protectourcare.org/bus-tour/.
You can watch the event here.
Protect Our Care’s Care Force One will make stops in:
Bangor, Maine on Monday, October 3, 2022
Dover/Manchester, New Hampshire on Monday, October 3, 2022
Concord, New Hampshire on Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Hartford, Connecticut on Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Scranton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Burlington County, New Jersey on Thursday, October 6, 2022
New Brunswick, New Jersey on Thursday, October 6, 2022
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, October 7, 2022
Morgantown, West Virginia on Friday, October 7, 2022
Columbus, Ohio on Monday, October 10, 2022
Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, October 10, 2022
Flint, Michigan on Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Lansing, Michigan on Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Green Bay, Wisconsin on Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Thursday, October 13, 2022
St. Paul, Minnesota on Thursday, October 13, 2022
Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, October 14, 2022
Kansas City, Missouri on Friday, October 14, 2022
Reno, Nevada on Monday, October 17, 2022
Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Flagstaff, Arizona on Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Tucson, Arizona on Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Albuquerque, New Mexico on Thursday, October 20, 2022
Denver, Colorado on Friday, October 21, 2022
Lakewood, Colorado on Friday, October 21, 2022
Raleigh, North Carolina on Monday, October 24, 2022
Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Augusta, Georgia on Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Orlando, Florida on Thursday, October 27, 2022
Tampa, Florida on Thursday, October 27, 2022
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Friday, October 28, 2022