Health Care

WASHINGTON—Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tom Carper (D-Del.) to support the Stop Fentanyl Overdoses Act last month, legislation to advance a public health-oriented approach to the substance use crisis by expanding testing for fentanyl…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and 23 of their Senate colleagues introduced legislation to boost Medicare negotiation of drug prices to lower prescription drug costs for consumers. The Strengthening Medicare and Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act would give the Department…

CASTLETON, VT – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today visited Community Health Center in Castleton, Vermont, a primary care center serving Vermonters throughout Rutland County. Senator Welch highlighted Community Health’s Diabetes Prevention Program and celebrated the Center’s community-based outreach programs.   The Senator's visit coincided with National…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) announced the introduction of the Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2023, legislation to limit abusive pricing practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), including the use of a technique called ‘spread pricing,’…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to introduce the bipartisan Overcoming Prevalent Inadequacies in Overdose Information Data Sets (OPIOIDS) Act, comprehensive new legislation to help law enforcement better identify, understand, and address opioid overdoses. In 2022, more than 230 Vermonters…