Affordable Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening on the Senate floor, U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) led their colleagues in calling on Republicans to work with Democrats to protect access to health care and to keep the government open. An estimated 24 million…

Sen. Peter Welch speaks to the roundtable group. Photo: Cameron Smith on behalf of Axios. WASHINGTON – Improving drug access and affordability is a key health care policy issue with strong bipartisan support, health care experts said at an Axios roundtable on June 12. Axios'…

As Republican Bill Takes Away Health Care from Millions of Americans, Senate Democrats Offer Common Sense Improvements to Medicaid and Empower Federal Watchdogs to Fight Real Fraud  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, this week joined Ranking…

On Jan. 17th, the Biden Administration announced 15 additional prescription drugs selected for Medicare price negotiations, including drugs to fight diabetes and treat cancers, asthma, and heart disease WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and…

Proposed rule is in alignment with the Senators’ bipartisan bill to hold Big Pharma accountable for abusing the patent system WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.),and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) sent a letter to Kathi Videl, Director of the U.S. Patent and…