THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30
PROGRAM # 9487 11:00 AM PDT
Extra Edition: Repeat Program – Prescription Drug Prices, Diabetes.
US consumers pay the highest prices in the world for the drugs they need. In response, the House of Representatives recently included in the Build Back Better Bill a provision that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices and place a cap on out-of-pocket costs for Medicare Part D. On a related topic, diabetes poses a big risk of complications or death for those who contract COVID-19. Advocates promote the importance of an early diagnosis of prediabetes. At this stage, it can be reverted. These and other topics are discussed in this edition.
Guests: Maggie Castro, Spokesperson, American Association for Retired Persons – AARP, New York, NY; Dr. Madelyn Butler, Spokesperson, American Medical Association, Tampa, FL.
Coronavirus: An Update. As Covid cases surge yet again and the Omicron variant spreads across the United States, and now that more people plan to do more activities indoors, health leaders fear that a new Covid-19 wave of winter is coming. What are the federal and state measures to mitigate the winter surge? What can people do to celebrate the holidays safely? A public health leader from a struggling state discusses these plans.
Guests: Dr. Laura Parajón, Deputy Cabinet Secretary of Health, New Mexico Department of Health, Alburquerque, NM
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