Warner Passes Health Care Priorities in Government Funding Bills

WARNER PASSES HEALTH CARE PRIORITIES IN GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILLS
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) applauds the congressional passage of a bipartisan health package advancing numerous Virginia priorities. This legislation includes several provisions authored and championed by Sen. Warner that expand telehealth services, lower drug costs, rein in Pharmacy Benefit Mangers (PBMs), protect rural health services, research maternal morality prevention, and fund cures and treatments for pediatric cancer.
“As premiums and out-of-pocket costs continue to rise, Virginians and folks across the country are struggling to afford health care coverage,”said Sen. Warner.“There is still a ton of work to be done to ensure that working families are not priced out of care, but I’m proud that Congress was able to take this step and work together in a bipartisan manner to pass many necessary provisions that will ensure telehealth is accessible, minimize the role of PBMs as a middle man, protect rural health labor and delivery services, allow for multi-cancer early detection screenings, and much more.”
This package includes several Warner-led or cosponsored provisions, including:
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