国际英语资讯:U.S. House Speaker Pelosi unveils plan to lower drug prices
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 19-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="Nancy">Nancy</span> <span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="awaited">awaited</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="uphill">uphill</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Services">Services</span> (<span word="HHS">HHS</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 250 <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="annually">annually</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjustments">adjustments</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="without">without</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="biosimilar">biosimilar</span> <span word="competitor">competitor</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span>," <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summary">summary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span>, <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="aggregate">aggregate</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>," <span word="read">read</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summary">summary</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="negotiate">negotiate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 <span word="annually">annually</span>, <span word="recognizing">recognizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bandwidth">bandwidth</span> <span word="constraints">constraints</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="HHS">HHS</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Pelosi">Pelosi</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="counting">counting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="buy">buy</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="review">review</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congresswoman">congresswoman</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="House">House</span> <span word="GOP">GOP</span> <span word="Leader">Leader</span> <span word="Kevin">Kevin</span> <span word="McCarthy">McCarthy</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="played">played</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="endorsing">endorsing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p>
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