***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR AUGUST 12 – AUGUST 19***
Protect Our Care Hosts 10+ Events With Elected Officials and Advocates
This week, Protect Our Care will host events in 10 states to mark the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act and celebrate the announcement of the final prices Medicare negotiated for the first ten drugs. Thanks to the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats in Congress, Americans are saving more than ever on health costs: the cost of insulin is capped at $35 dollars, seniors are protected from drug company price hikes, seniors’ prescription drug costs will be capped at $2,000 dollars per year starting next year, and Medicare has the power to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.
At the same time, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are working to put health benefits on the chopping block, ripping away care and raising prices while giving tax breaks to drug and insurance companies. If they get their way, they’ll slash critical funding for Medicare and Medicaid, repeal the Inflation Reduction Act, erode access to reproductive health care, and put drug and insurance companies back in control, letting them charge outrageous prices for prescriptions. The contrast between the Biden-Harris administration and Trump’s Republican Party couldn’t be clearer.
Protect Our Care Inflation Reduction Act Anniversary Events
MONDAY, AUGUST 12
MINNESOTA
WHO:
Attorney General Keith Ellison
Dr. Kelly Morrison, OBGYN and former legislator
Nicole Smith-Holt, Insulin for All advocate
Nancy Florence, RN, home health care nurse
WHERE: View recording of call here.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13
ARIZONA
WHO:
Dr. Jeffrey Reynoso, HHS Regional Director
Doug Hart, former President of Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans
Les Braswell, Honest Arizona
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 9 AM MT // 12 PM ET
WHERE: Register here (Registration required)
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14
OHIO
WHO:
State Representative Michele Grim (OH-43)
Woodmere Mayor Ben Holbert
John Kennedy, Insulin for All
Daniel van Hoogstraten, Protect Our Care Ohio
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 1 PM ET
WHERE: Register here (Registration required)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15
WISCONSIN
WHO:
U.S Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI-04)
Health care advocates
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 10:30 AM CT // 11:30 AM ET
WHERE: Register here (Registration required)
VIRGINIA
WHO:
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)
New Virginia Majority
Katie Baker, Protect Our Care Virginia
Health care advocates
WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 2PM ET
WHERE: Location TBA
NEVADA
WHO:
U.S. Representative Susie Lee (D-NV-03)
Donna West, Health Care Advocate
For Our Future
Protect Our Care Nevada
WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 2 PM PT // 5 PM ET
WHERE: Sun City Summerlin Community Center/Meeting Hall, 10360 Sun City Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89134
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16
NORTH CAROLINA
WHO:
HHS Regional Director Antrell Tyson
State Rep. Maria Cervania
Vanessa Watson, Protect Our Care North Carolina
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM ET
WHERE: Registration Link to Come
NEW YORK
WHO:
Mondaire Jones, former U.S. Representative (D-NY-17)
Health care advocates
WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 12 PM ET
WHERE: Location TBA
CALIFORNIA
WHO:
Florice Hoffman, Health care advocate
Izeah Chairez, Health care advocate
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, August 16, 2024 at 10 AM PT // 1 PM ET
WHERE: Register here (Registration required)
MONDAY, AUGUST 19
PENNSYLVANIA
WHO:
U.S. Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08)
Michael Berman, Protect Our Care Pennsylvania
Health care advocates
WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Monday, August 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM ET
WHERE: Location TBA