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Care Force One Rolls into Albuquerque on 10/20 as Part of Nationwide “Lower Cost, Better Care” Tour
Albuquerque, NM — On Thursday, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury will join health care advocates and local residents as part of Protect Our Care’s nationwide bus tour to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act’s measures to drive down health care costs for millions of working families and seniors. At Thursday’s event, speakers will discuss 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 let New Mexicans know how and when they can access these new benefits. The event will take place in front of Care Force One at Civic Plaza at 10 am.
WHO:
Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury
Barbara Webber, Executive Director of Health Action New Mexico
Laura Packard, cancer survivor and health care advocate
WHAT: Protect Our Care New Mexico “Lower Cost, Better Care” Bus Tour Press Conference
WHERE: Care Force One, Civic Plaza, 1 Civic Plaza, Albuquerque, NM 87102
WHEN: Thursday, October 20 at 10 am MT
The bus, called Care Force One, will travel 12,000 miles across the country, with more than 40 events in 21 states. Protect Our Care’s national bus tour is promoting the new benefits available to the American people thanks to the work of President Biden, Congresswoman Stansbury, and dozens of Democratic lawmakers who championed the Inflation Reduction Act. During each event, Protect Our Care will also call out Republicans like Congresswoman Yvette Herrell for rejecting measures to improve care, lower costs, and address racial inequities in health care for the American people.
For more information on the Protect Our Care “Lower Cost, Better Care” Bus Tour visit https://www.protectourcare.org/bus-tour/