FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2022
Kuster Highlights Work To Lower Health Care Costs for NH Seniors
**Pictured: Lois Friedrich, Ed Friedrich, Rep. Christy Bartlett, Congresswoman Annie Kuster, Rep. Gary Merchant, Sen. Becky Whitley, and Rep. Kris Schultz**
**Today’s roundtable was part of Kuster’s ‘Health Care Week’ focused on cutting medical costs for families across New Hampshire**
Concord, NH — Today, Annie Kuster hosted a roundtable with Granite State seniors and local leaders to highlight her work to cut health care costs. During the discussion, she spoke about her efforts to pass the Inflation Reduction Act and finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for seniors and people with disabilities, cap out-of-pocket costs at $2,000, eliminate out-of-pocket vaccine costs for Medicare beneficiaries, and establish a $35/month limit on insulin for those on Medicare Part D.
“Rising prices are making it harder for New Hampshire families to afford the medications they need — especially those on fixed incomes,” said Kuster. “That’s why I stood up to the drug companies to deliver for Granite Staters on Medicare to cap out-of-pocket costs at $2,000, eliminate vaccine copays, limit the price of insulin to $35 a month, and finally allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices. I will always fight to cut costs for Granite Staters.”
Annie Kuster is a fierce fighter for New Hampshire families and seniors. The Inflation Reduction Act included Kuster’s bill, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act, to eliminate out-of-pocket vaccine costs for seniors and Medicare beneficiaries. This includes the shingles vaccine, which can cost $100s. Kuster’s work is in stark contrast with that of her opponent, who said he stands with Big Pharma and opposes legislation to reduce prescription drug costs. Kuster's extreme opponent also supported eliminating all federal tax expenditures on health care programs other than Medicare and Medicaid, which would end health care for over 9 million children and increase costs for thousands of New Hampshire families.
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