Prescription Drug Costs Are About to Drop (with Sec. Xavier Becerra)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Prescription drugs are about to become more affordable for millions of Americans, despite the efforts of the pharmaceutical lobby. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra joins Andy to talk about the fight to control drug costs, how it relates to containing inflation and what it means for your wallet. They also dig in on the Administration’s efforts to keep abortion accessable following the Dobbs decision and more in this wide ranging discussion.

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0:00.0	Mental health challenges are affecting people in the US at high levels, particularly among
0:05.0	adolescents.
0:06.0	At CVS Health, mental health is just as important as physical health.
0:11.0	That's whether making mental, well-being services more accessible, less complicated, more
0:15.4	convenient, and more inviting.
0:18.0	CVS Health is doing this by creating new programs, encouraging care to discussions, and providing
0:23.2	increased access to digital tools and telehealth services.
0:27.0	CVS Health is there to help.
0:31.0	Learn more at CVS Health.com.
0:33.0	What's the only thing better than second?
0:35.0	First, join host Kreme Rama each week as he brings you the stories of people who had a profound
0:39.2	impact on society and culture simply because they were first.
0:42.9	Kreme is joined by fellow comedians to share stories about trailblazers breaking down racial
0:47.0	barriers and making history.
0:49.1	From lemon auto media, some friends and salt comes first.
0:52.6	Just out now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:59.6	This is in the bubble with Andy Slavitt.
1:23.6	If you heard Monday's episode with Caitlin Jettelina, it should be fairly clear that there
1:28.6	are some warning signs that we're going to see a winter wave of COVID-19.
1:34.1	The questions are how bad, what's the severity, which variants, how well will the boosters
1:40.1	do, will people get boosted?
1:43.2	Many of these are answers we don't have yet, but we have given our best shot on Monday
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